Cold snap to freeze North China - Globaltimes.cn

A cold wave will hit northern parts of China over the next two days with temperatures likely to drop by as much as 14 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecast on Wednesday.

Frost for Charlotte; mountains, coast recovering | CharlotteObserver.com

Snow was measured in feet in some mountain areas, with the National Weather Service receiving a report of 36 inches falling at Newfound Gap, in the highest portion of Swain County. A foot or more was reported in several other locations.
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The earliest season opening ever for Sugar Mountain ski resort in Banner Elk takes place Wednesday, after more than 6 inches of snow fell Monday and Tuesday.  [Children won't know what non-earliest-ever ski resort openings look like?]

The politics of Hurricane Sandy | Home | Toronto Sun

Yes, Big Al! I’ve been saying the same thing since Hurricane Hazel smashed the Caribbean, the U.S. northeast and Toronto in October 1954, even before I was born.

Hazel acted just like Sandy, merging with cold fronts and morphing into a “extratropical storm.” To paraphrase Mother Nature, sh-- happens.

Al Gore V. Al Qaeda on Why We Had Hurricane Sandy | RedState

Like the insulting members of Al Qaeda, Al Gore is an egomaniacal fussbudget focused on his ideological crusade at the expense of truth or even rational discourse. Of course Al Qaeda’s nuts and narcissists will be treated with the proper contempt. Al Gore, however, runs the risk of being taken seriously.