Fla. farmers scramble to save crops from cold - WAFB Channel 9, Baton Rouge, LA |

In Miami, the game-time temperature for the Orange Bowl between Georgia Tech and Iowa was 49 degrees, which FOX-TV announcers said was a record for the annual college football game that started in 1935.

BBC to tackle 'accuracy and impartiality' of science coverage with new review

The BBC Trust today announced that it will carry out a review in the spring to assess the 'accuracy and impartiality' of the corporation's coverage of science.
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"Heated debate in recent years around topics like climate change, GM crops and the MMR vaccine reflects this, and BBC reporting has to steer a course through these controversial issues while remaining impartial.

Army to the rescue as record snowfall hits - News - gethampshire

SOLDIERS from Aldershot were drafted in by emergency planners to rescue stranded motorists in Hampshire on Wednesday morning.

Military staff were crewing trucks and 4x4 vehicles to rescue the hundreds of motorists stuck in snow drifts across the county as he heavy snow kept schools and businesses shut after the record-breaking snow.

RealClimate: Finalist For Best Religious Blog « SOYLENT GREEN

Well, the votes are in for the 2009 Weblog Awards. And even though the creators cancelled this year’s contest, that’s not going to stop a$$holes like us from finishing our Holy mission–especially when we’ve been hatching this plot for two months.

Therefore, we–being McGoo and I–have totaled the nominating votes and declare Real Climate a Best Religious Blog Weblog Award Finalist for 2009.

 Hypothermia is a real risk - even indoors