More cold and snowy winters to come in Europe, eastern Asia and eastern North America

ScienceDaily (June 11, 2010) — A warmer Arctic climate is influencing the air pressure at the North Pole and shifting wind patterns on our planet. We can expect more cold and snowy winters in Europe, eastern Asia and eastern North America.
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"Cold and snowy winters will be the rule, rather than the exception," says Dr James Overland of the NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in the United States.

China: Qinghai earthquake survivors face harsh winter

The day before yesterday, the nearby airport received a dusting of snow. At night, the mercury is hovering somewhere between zero and 4 degrees Celsius. Today, the daytime temperature may reach 17 or 20 degrees Celsius.

But it's not the wild swings in temperature that worry the Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers and staff; it's the prospect that many of the tens of thousands of homeless survivors of the earthquake in Yushu are likely to face a winter without adequate shelter.

Hot Air » White House requests comments to define “green jobs”

After spending two years on the campaign trail and more than another year as President talking about “green jobs,” the Obama team has decided to take a significant step forward. They’re now asking for imput from the general public in order to figure out what they hell they’ve meant for the past three years