Here:
The region has been bracing for severe weather for much of the week. Gulf moisture riding southerly winds pushed temperatures into the upper 60s and 70s on Thursday — ahead of a cold front expected to drop temperatures into the teens by Saturday morning.
Global warming aga.... ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
I thought I could get through typing it without laughing, but...
Not really funny when you think about the deaths and misery it is causing in Al Gore's home state and the surrounding areas that are not used to freezing cold.
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Related: Globe Going South
2010 may be warmest year on record for Boston
After 2010 setbacks, US environmentalists plot change in course
Someone else going south on the Globe because of this absolute s***.
From now on I will follow my nose and my own senses, if you will.
Related:
Pile it there . . . and pay the price
This month’s blizzard has brought a flurry of tickets from the Boston Code Enforcement Police, 173 yesterday alone, compared with 20 issued in all of December 2009. And officers are out today looking for more violators.
Yeah, hope you enjoyed the fascism with your snow flinging.
Also see:
City's '10 tally: 72 homicides, most unsolved
Too busy ticketing snowpiles, 'eh?
Related: On the Beat in Boston
Gotta get back to where it's warmer:
Jamestown well yields pipes made 400 years ago for Colonial, British elites
I'm about ready to hit the pipe, readers (sigh).
And there:
"Australia vows more aid for massive floods" by Associated Press / January 1, 2011
BRISBANE, Australia — Rising rivers inundated or isolated 22 towns in Queensland.
The relentless flooding began last week after days of pounding rain caused swollen rivers to overflow. While the rain has stopped, the rivers are still surging to new heights and overflowing into low-lying towns as the water makes its way to the sea.
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh warned that drenched communities could be stuck underwater for more than a week, and cleanup efforts were expected to cost billions.
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