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Belgium - Berry crop ‘negatively affected’ by cold weather

There are likely to be limited volumes of Belgian berries available over the coming weeks, with the crop negatively affected by cold weather experienced over recent months.

USA - Devastating freeze cuts southern states blueberry volume in half

Some growers are reporting the worst yield in over 20 years.

- Bishop Hill blog - The Empty Shibboleth

For some time now I have shuddered every time a politician or activist says that "climate change is real" or its variant "climate change is manmade".
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I think we need a shorthand to express the fact that such a statement is a shibboleth of the green tribe rather than a meaningful contribution to a public conversation.
Would "The Empty Shibboleth" work?   [As far as I know, I've never heard anyone use that word in conversation.]

Did warmist David Karoly actually read the paper he told the ABC was wrong? | Herald Sun Andrew Bolt Blog

[Lu] From reading Dr. Karoly’s comments, unfortunately, it seems obvious that he did not read my recent paper published in IJMPB, not even the abstract of my paper.

Russians cross Arctic from Russia to Canada - In a bus

About that “melting Arctic”… Seems to be solid enough to drive trucks over it.
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Russian explorers headed home Thursday after proving it is possible to drive from Russia to Canada across the North Pole, in buses with bloated tires over drifting ice, using a pickaxe to clear the way.