[Springtime in allegedly overheated New Zealand: So warm that the cold only killed half a million lambs]

Federated Farmers president Don Nicholson estimated farmers are facing losses of more than $50 million after snow, icy rain, and chilling winds last week.

He told NZPA there had been a 20% to 25% drop in milk collection, and about 500,000 lambs had been killed by the storm.

Study: Central Illinois will be much hotter by 2050 | TradingMarkets.com

If you thought last summer was hot, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Central Illinois will see water shortages, including some severe ones, when average temperatures climb 4.5 to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit by 2050, according to a new study from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Tetra Tech, a California-based environmental consulting firm.
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The Illinois Water Survey recently predicted Chicago may see as many as 30 days with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit every summer by the end of the century -- instead of the one or two days the city sees now.