Freezing weather a matter of life and death for the homeless | Society | guardian.co.uk

When temperatures fall below zero a severe weather emergency protocol kicks in to ensure everyone is given a roof over their head for the night and stop people dying on the streets. This year the protocol came into effect last month, earlier than usual, and has been called down on more nights than anyone can remember, according to outreach workers.

Carbon accountants stand to profit from EPA plan to regulate emissions | Grist

...the next few years could be boom times for greenhouse gas accountants.
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"You are at the point of the sword, and the president will regulate greenhouse gas emissions without Congress," Goldenhersch told me recently. "You can sue, but it will take forever. You will be forced to comply with these rules, and if you don't it will cost you a fortune. Industry will react to regulation as it has in the past ­-- it will automate to reduce the cost."

Ka-ching.

Snow causes chaos for European holiday travel

It added to the woes at Charles de Gaulle, where freezing conditions and a strike at the main French factory producing de-icing fluid forced the cancellation of half - about 400 - of scheduled flights. A supply of glycol was flown in from the US but many passengers already faced missing traditional Christmas Eve dinner.
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Irish Ferries added extra crossings from Britain to Ireland after about 40,000 travellers were stranded or delayed at Dublin airport because of blizzards that caused the airport to close three times. Emergency staff cleared 120,000 tonnes of snow after the airport had falls measuring 20 centimetres.

The unexpected Irish cold snap is killing cows, sheep and pigs, and young salmon at fish farms.

The Press Association: Christmas Day swim is off - the water's frozen

An annual open-air Christmas Day swimming race was cancelled after the cold weather left the water frozen.
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Mr Thomas said it was the first time the Serpentine had been iced over on Christmas Day morning since 1981.