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Title: Global warming kills 300 in Europe
Post by: Chris_ on February 06, 2012, 01:04:03 PM
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Central, Eastern Europe in Deep Freeze

Europe’s current cold snap held on in central and eastern parts of the continent on Monday, taking a high death toll.

Police in Poland said Monday the current wave of sub-zero temperatures has claimed 62 lives. Homeless shelters in the country have dropped their ban on intoxicated people as the mercury falls below -20 degrees Celsius during the night.

More than 300 have died Europe-wide due to the cold snap.
Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2012/02/06/central-eastern-europe-in-deep-freeze/)

-60.  Ouch.

Title: Re: Global warming kills 300 in Europe
Post by: NHSparky on February 06, 2012, 02:57:15 PM
Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2012/02/06/central-eastern-europe-in-deep-freeze/)

-60.  Ouch.



Where do you come up with -60?  -20C is only about -4F.  Try living in Fairbanks where the weather has been below -50F, with HIGHS in the -40F range.

Granted, we've been damn lucky so far this winter, with it being as "warm" as we have, but there have still been plenty of mornings where I've seen -20F WITHOUT the windchill, and if you got into the north country you'll be pushing -40F or worse.
Title: Re: Global warming kills 300 in Europe
Post by: Chris_ on February 06, 2012, 03:00:31 PM
My fault... I pulled it from a different headline at another site.
Title: Re: Global warming kills 300 in Europe
Post by: Wineslob on February 07, 2012, 09:55:03 AM
Where do you come up with -60?   -20C is only about -4F.  Try living in Fairbanks where the weather has been below -50F, with HIGHS in the -40F range.

Granted, we've been damn lucky so far this winter, with it being as "warm" as we have, but there have still been plenty of mornings where I've seen -20F WITHOUT the windchill, and if you got into the north country you'll be pushing -40F or worse.


Hey! This is Glow Balls Warming, thou shalt not question!
Title: Re: Global warming kills 300 in Europe
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 10, 2012, 06:11:28 PM
That's what they get for driving those little tiny cars and using green energy.
Title: Re: Global warming kills 300 in Europe
Post by: obumazombie on February 10, 2012, 06:14:08 PM
So, if you are green, you attract all the global cooling into your microclimate ? I still struggle with the logic of the left.