Planting affected by cold May - Herald and News: Local News

Wool coats in May? Snow two weeks before school lets out for summer vacation?

Welcome to Klamath Basin spring 2011.

High temperatures this month are seven degrees below average for Klamath Falls.

Perhaps no one is feeling the impact of the low temperatures more than onion and potato farmers.

Brian Charlton with the Oregon State University Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center said those crops in particular are affected by cold temperatures in May.

Be careful during cold snap - Gauteng - South Africa

With temperatures in Joburg set to drop even further this weekend emergency services have urged people to dress warmly for the next few days.

Percy Morokane, spokesman for Johannesburg Emergency Services said those driving or taking buses and taxis needed to ensure they had very warm clothes with them: “if your (vehicle) breaks down and you have to wait out in the cold you could risk hypothermia.
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“During the cold period we always have an increase in the number of deaths as a result of fires in homes and informal settlements,” said Morokane.

Greens dismiss Business Council call for low starting price on carbon | The Australian

Opposition climate spokesman Greg Hunt said the council's submission was a big blow to the government.

"The Business Council has put a dagger through the heart of the carbon tax," Mr Hunt told reporters in Melbourne.

"This is a vote of no confidence in the government.