Australia’s ski areas celebrate best August snowfall for 25 years

Australia’s leading ski areas are currently being dumped on and are reporting the best August snowfalls for more than two decades. Much of the snow has been falling in the past week.

“Yesterday we smashed the record books with some of the best snow the mountain has seen in years! The resort received 34cms of snow, rendering it as the best August snowfall recorded since 1985!” said an excited spokesperson for Mt Buller.

Bill McKibben on David Letterman Show Tonight | EcoBuzz Los Angeles

Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, will be on the David Letterman show tonight urging President Obama to reinstall Jimmy Carter’s White House solar panels that former President Reagan took down. The Letterman appearance will kick off the Put Solar On It road trip.

Region's councils hit by £11m pothole bill - Yorkshire Post

MORE than £11m has been spent patching up potholes across Yorkshire – and experts yesterday warned the bill could soar if another cold winter takes its toll on the county's roads.

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Last month was the coldest August for 17 years.

There were no "hot" days during the month which also saw the lowest single-day August temperature for 23 years as the temperature dropped to 55f (12.8c) in Edgbaston, Birmingham, last Thursday.