Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Record low temperatures shattered on freezing Florida morning
ORLANDO -- The arctic air that has held Central Florida in its grasp is not letting go.

The temperature in Daytona Beach has dropped below 26 degrees Tuesday morning, breaking a nearly 50-year-old record.
Trying to walk home, man dies from frigid temps » News » News From Terre Haute, Indiana
“If it would have been 60 degrees out,” the sheriff speculated, “he probably would have woken up today with just a bad hangover.”

Temperatures overnight Sunday and early Monday were reported in the single digits with subzero wind chills.
Missing Crookston man found dead - Valley News Live - KVLY/KXJB - Fargo/Grand Forks
The chief deputy tells the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald he suspects hypothermia in the death.
Insurance Giant Says 2010 Had Highest Number of Extreme Weather Events : TreeHugger
Hmmmmmm. Well, those insurance agents can't be trusted, either -- they probably just want to sell everyone extreme weather disaster insurance! It's another hoax!
Global warming protesters ramp up with climate talks' failure | Greenspace | Los Angeles Times
Getting permission to don the “Frost Paw” suit from the United Nations officials running the conference wasn’t easy, Vespa told The Times. “There is a general rule against anything that covers the face. I think they had in mind anarchists in black masks, but rules are rules.”

After getting permission, so long as the bear remained in one place, without roaming, Vespa said, the stunt was a hit. “Everyone seemed to love Frost Paw.” Then, wading into the media spotlight, Monckton approached, Vespa said, “grabbed my hand, and started spouting disinformation. Our climate law institute director, Kassie Siegel, removed him from the scene.”

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