Saturday, January 09, 2010

Cold weather freezes thousands of fish in OS Harbor - WLOX-TV and WLOX.com - Building South Mississippi Together |
Department of Marine Resources Director William Walker says this is very common in extremely cold weather coupled with low tide. The fish become trapped in shallow water then die of hypothermia.
[So how much energy does it take to produce the Coke or Pepsi?]: This Eco Friendly Coca Cola Phone: A Better Concept for a Green World | Walyou
This one will not only generate energy from the sugary drink like our regular Coke or Pepsi, it will generate water and oxygen too as by products which is positive side about this concept and this bio battery will have to potential to operate the phone for three to four times longer then a normal, single charged lithium battery used today. It’s really a different concept to create a better world.
Year off to coldest start since 1940 - Huntsville - al.com
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The coldest start to a new year since World War II is shivering into the record books.
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The extreme weather has already claimed one life in the Rocket City. Authorities say Ronnie Warren, 52, died when the kitchen stove he was using to help heat his Hunters Ridge Drive apartment caught fire around 2:40 a.m. Friday.
Cold another name of ‘cruelty’ to Aila-affected people « Bangladesh
Nine old persons die of cold in the last four days in three affected unions
Fires more lethal in winter months | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | Zanesville Times Recorder
The U.S. Fire Administration stated nationwide "nearly 40 percent of residential fire-related injuries and 50 percent of residential fatalities occur between the beginning of November and end of February" in a report released in December.

There are a number of reasons for this, Cooper said, most related to home heating and people being more likely to be indoors.
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DANGER OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING ALSO HEIGHTENED IN WINTER
Homeless man dies in fire made to provide heat | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
A homeless man who had been staying in a lean-to made from scraps of plywood died Friday after his clothing apparently erupted in flames from a fire he started to ward off the cold weather, Houston police said.
3 Omaha residents die in extreme cold weather
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say at least three Omaha residents died in this week's bitter cold.
newsdurhamregion.com | Rate of global warming has to have human cause
I would ask what he thinks is making this global warming so different from all previous ones, if not human activity?

Denis Andrew
China's coal-rich province rations power amid icy weather
BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's coal-abundant Shanxi rationed electricity as the province reported the most severe power shortage in three years as the current coal output fell short of demand drove up by the prolonged icy weather.

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