C-C-Colosseum under snow as harsh winter weather puts crumbling ancient monument under further strain | Mail Online

Rome had not seen heavy snow in 26 years. The last substantial snowfalls in Rome were in 1985 and 1986, though there have been other cases of lighter
snow since then, including in 2010.

How the Deep Freeze in Kabul Means Trouble After Things Thaw - TIME

Khair died late last week, making him the 17th child to freeze to death in the Nasaji Bagrami IDP camp in just 30 days. Though numbers remain vague because of deaths left unrecorded by families and officials, Kargar Nuragli, spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Health, told TIME that at least 24 children had died from the unusual cold snap and heavy snow that has blanketed Kabul in the past month.

Twitter / @Revkin [still hates my grandchildren.  He's evidently taking yet another completely unnecessary cross-country trip, this time to Vancouver]

Fun bumping into @ivanoransky @lehotz Krajick of @earthinstitute in EWR enroute to #AAAS12

When my grandchildren get dengue fever and kidney stones during the CO2-induced hellish Minnesota heat of 2050, can I count on Revkin to pay the medical bills?