Snowfall has damaged Tidal Basin cherry trees - wtop.com

WASHINGTON - This winter's extra-heavy snowfall has damaged one of the region's top tourist attractions.

Along the Tidal Basin near the paddle boats, quite a few of Washington's iconic cherry trees are damaged.

Flashback: Press release for "Smithsonian Scientists Find Global Warming to be Major Factor in Early Blossoming Flowers in Washington"

 On average, flowering plants are blossoming 4.5 days earlier in 2000 than in 1970.

Snowstorms Reduced City Crime, Stats Show - Baltimore News Story - WBAL Baltimore

Baltimore Went 9 Days Without Slayings

Hazelwood man dies after 10 calls to 911 over two days

Snow-covered roads, poor communication and a 911 center deluged with more than double the average number of calls during last week's crippling snowstorms combined to cause Mr. Mitchell's long wait, city officials said.

Ambulances were dispatched three times on Saturday, Feb. 6, to the couple's home in the 5100 block of narrow Chaplain Way, but couldn't get there because of the snow.

[If we work half as much, can we prevent bad weather?]: 21 hours: a new working week? - guardian.co.uk

Now the New Economics Foundation (Nef) is proposing a much shorter working week, with 21 hours as the goal, to address three major crises that confront us in the 21st century.

The threat of climate change means we must drastically reduce carbon emissions, cutting the amount of energy-intensive stuff we buy and changing our ideas about how much is enough.