Korea: East coast blanketed after record snowfall

A record snowfall almost paralyzed city life on Korea’s east coast over the weekend, as officials and soldiers struggled to restore normal life.

As of Sunday morning, some 1,280 residents of 640 households were stranded in their homes in major cities including Gangneung, Donghae and Samcheok, the emergency management agency in Gangwon Province said.

Damage caused by the snow was estimated to surpass 4.5 billion won (or $3.9 million), with 66 vinyl houses and seven stock-raising facilities caving in due to the heaviest snowfall in a century in the region.

Wisconsin: Hypothermia likely the cause of death for woman found in driveway    

WESTON - The Marathon County coroner says a Weston woman who was found dead in her driveway this week likely died of hypothermia.
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Larson tells the Wausau Daily Herald it's hard to know what time she died, but he says she was outside long enough for her body to freeze.

Why your money can’t protect you from climate change | Grist

Any near term potential benefits from longer growing seasons and increased CO2 fertilization are now expected to decline as temperatures rise steadily later in the century; as weeds, pests, and diseases flourish under the new climate conditions; and as the incidence of extreme weather events rises.