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# @VanJones68: Call any number in the world and you'll get a story about crazy weather this year....

# @VanJones68: This is going to go down in history as Crazy Climate Year. 1/4, 1/5 Pakistan is underwater. 1/8 of Russia was on fire. #cgi2010

Corrected: Bingaman: U.S. climate bill outlook dim | Reuters

Given cap and trade's failure in the Senate, Bingaman, a five-term senator from New Mexico, said, "I guess my thought is that we need to probably go back to the drawing board and identify whether there are ways we can make serious progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions."

Strong demand likely for late Argentinean blueberries | The Packer

Tucuman volumes are projected to be down about 15% because of the cold weather, Honigberg said.

Nature's cruel blow - whales, lambs die - Animals - NZ Herald News

DoC Kaitaia area manager Jonathan Maxwell said the number of whales was "unprecedented".

The department was warning people going north to prepare themselves for cold weather and 40 knot winds.

"The biggest part is people management. You've got to watch for hypothermia and keep rotating them," said Mr Maxwell.

Mrs Wihapi believed the harsh weather had something to with the whales beaching themselves.