Vietnam: Freeze hits kids, kills livestock

The Ha Noi-based National Hospital of Paediatrics reported it had seen between 1,300-1,500 children daily, most of them suffering from respiratory infections, bronchitis and diarrhoea caused by viruses.

The hospital's respiratory ward has admitted more than 150 children although it has only 50 beds. A similar situation was replicated at the respiratory ward of Saint Paul Hospital in Ha Noi.
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They said this cold spell would be the second longest following the historic cold snap of 2008, which lasted 38 days.

Maker of WeatherBug to Collect Greenhouse Gas Data - NYTimes.com

Pieter Tans, a senior scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said he was cautiously optimistic about the new commercial venture, though he said much would hinge on the scientific community’s ability to duplicate and verify Earth Networks’ data. He also expressed reservations about the influence of commercial data collection on an issue so crucial to the scientific community and to the future of the planet.
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Still, he said, the looming threat of climate change will inevitably drive a market for accurate and objective accounting systems. “Emissions sooner or later — and probably sooner — are going to be worth money,” Mr. Tans said. “And the amount of money is likely to become very large.”