The Big Chill -- 2010 Freeze Means End Is Near - The Grumpy Gardener - Alabama

The global warming Paul Reveres are all in a tizzy this week. Over half the country is experiencing record cold. Here in Birmingham, we've into our fourth straight day of temps that haven't risen above freezing.
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We almost never have a day here that stays below freezing. In fact, we haven't had a cold spell like this since the 1940s.

Ice delays morning flights at TIA - Bay News 9

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- Add a new reason for delayed flights at Tampa International Airport - ice.

Seven flights were delayed early today and three flights were delayed on Wednesday morning due to ice formation on planes, according to airport officials.

The problem is that the airport does not have a "recovery system" in place like northern airports to remove ice from the wings of planes.

So pilots just had to wait for the ice to melt naturally.

BBC News - Veteran pilot dies in United States plane crash

A veteran pilot has been killed after the plane he was flying crashed into a partially-frozen river in the United States.

Jim Beaton, 78, from Newtown in Powys, was flying a Cessna aircraft from a factory in Kansas to Russia.

It is thought ice built up on the wings and caused the plane to crash in Maine, just 43 minutes after take off.
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He flew from Kansas last week - but stayed in Bangor, Maine, for at least four days waiting for better weather.

As another record falls, is snow on way? | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY

A record low was set this morning in Melbourne as the bitterly cold weather continued, and now forecasters are saying there is a slight chance Brevard could see snow flurries by week's end.
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"We got down to 28 degrees," Moses said. "The old record was 32 degrees previously set in 2001. But it was actually colder yesterday, with temperatures getting down to 27 degrees."

UK: Fallen tree causes hundreds to lose power in plummeting temperatures

A fallen tree caused hundreds of homes to lose power in plummeting temperatures.

Yesterday 359 households in the Abinger and Wotton area lost electricity at 7.05am when a fallen tree brought down an overhead power line in the heavy snow.

Scottish Government defends handling of cold weather during angry Holyrood exchanges - Herald Scotland | News | Politics

The exchanges came after Mr Swinney told MSPs that last month was the third coldest December since records began and that the weather had got more severe since the new year.

“What is unusual is the unprecedented duration of this freezing weather,” he said.

This WUWT article from 2008 was on Fox News tonight « Watts Up With That?

Sean Hannity read from it during his Fox News show.

Read the original article here:

November 2nd, 1922. Arctic Ocean Getting Warm; Seals Vanish and Icebergs Melt.

Snow? You've never had it so good! - Channel 4 News

Global warming means prolonged periods of snowy weather are becoming less frequent, writes Julian Rush.

Travel information as more snow is forecast - Channel 4 News

Heavy snow and freezing temperatures have been causing major travel problems across Britain and conditions are expected to worsen overnight.