Rise in postponed operations blamed on freezing winter

FREEZING winter weather has been blamed for a big rise in the number of postponed operations at Derby's hospitals, making the figure one of the highest in the country.

Late snow storms close high country camping grounds | news10.net

EL DORADO NATIONAL FOREST, CA- Holiday campers heading into the El Dorado National Forest can expect a chilly weekend with many high country campgrounds closed.

"A lot of the campgrounds are just not in a condition where they can be opened this weekend," U.S. Forest Service's Frank Mosbacher said. "A lot of the high elevation campgrounds are just snowed in."

Vatican invoked on climate change - The Hill's E2-Wire

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is using the weight of a Vatican report about the urgency of tackling global warming to urge Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans to hold another hearing on climate science.

Frost in Germany, hail in Sauternes - timesofmalta.com

Night-time temperatures dropped to as low as -5⁰C during the first week of May in certain parts of Germany. This could have a severe impact on this year’s German grape harvest.