With up to 3 inches of snow in forecast, roof collapses continue - Dedham - Your Town - Boston.com

Problems with roofs overloaded by heavy layers of snow continued today around the region, as public safety officials raced to sagging or collapsed structures reported in Boston, Bellingham, Littleton, Dedham, and Norwood. Meanwhile, a relatively small storm for this unusually snowy season was expected to dump up to 3 inches on some areas of the state.

Montana wildlife populations on the decline with harsh winter

Wildlife across Montana Fish, Wildlife and parks Region 6 are dropping dead due to harsh winter conditions. Mostly affected are the pronghorn antelope and deer.

big picture agriculture: Debunking Krugman: NYT's "Soaring Food Prices - Blame the Weather"

Weather always causes fluctuations in agricultural production. Writing that sentence just made me feel stupid, but I had to when the purpose of this article was to rebut Krugman's weekend writing. We do not know if we are in the middle of another food crisis. We can't yet conclude with certainty how climate change is affecting agricultural production. What we do know is that the good news related to agricultural weather and production is always dismissed while the bad news is always over-dramatized and chosen as the means of predicting the current trend. And that only fuels panic and speculation.