Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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Cold snap closes North Island roads - New Zealand
A polar blast around the North Island today has caused road closures, power outages, delayed flights and has left homes damaged.

Roads around the central and lower North Island have been closed due to heavy snow.
2010: When to Doubt a Scientific ‘Consensus’ — The American Magazine
To adapt that old legal aphorism, when you’ve got decisive scientific evidence on your side, you argue the evidence. When you’ve got great arguments, you make the arguments. When you don’t have decisive evidence or great arguments, you claim consensus.
UK:  John Ashton's Lift the Lid Speech, May 16, 2013
None of our big national parties is yet serious about climate change...
For many politicians, climate change is still in an awkward category marked “green”. They want the label but when the conversation turns to jobs and growth, it doesn’t always occur to them to mention it.
Area crops get frost bitten | Canada
Mother Nature's icy grip on area farm crops and backyard plants and gardens over the weekend has resulted in a huge financial loss across Chatham-Kent and southwestern Ontario.

This marks the second consecutive year that killing frost has had a major negative impact on the municipality's multi-million dollar agricultural industry.
Frost destroys up to 30% of tomato crop - Windsor - CBC News
Asparagus, cucumbers, zucchini and green beans also damaged by weekend cold snap

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