Saturday, February 05, 2011

For the love of God, stop having babies, says U.N. | Grist
One solution: Act more like a Judd Apatow character. Prolonging our adultescence may help reduce fertility to below replacement level (i.e. one birth for each death), as more adult children discover that, by the time they’re ready to move out, they’ve gone through menopause.
Cracks noticed before roof collapse at Apple Valley church - TwinCities.com
Officials were investigating possible causes of the collapse, including heavy snow and ice, said Apple Valley Fire Chief Nealon Thompson. In western Minnesota, snow buildup caused the roof of a hardware store in Glenwood to cave in Tuesday, authorities say. No one was hurt in that incident.
Freeze leaves sea turtles stunned | stunned, friday, turtles - Brownsville Herald
An estimated 500 cold-stunned sea turtles had been rescued in the lower Laguna Madre area by Friday, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department official said, as cold temperatures took marine wildlife by surprise this week.

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