Amid the media-propped hoax that is global warming, the Universe continues to smite us for our arrogance. Copen-faken was a farce, and Climategate was the decisive preamble. Now, weather takes over the postlude role, as if to set the final nail in the coffin. Actually, the empirical evidence against global warming has been going on for years now. No one will listen. Wonder why?
It's not definite yet, but it has an uncanny resemblance to the East Coast storm last Saturday," meteorologist Paul Douglas posted Monday on his Facebook page. "I want to see one to two more computer runs, but this could be the snowiest Christmas for Minnesota in 30 years."
[From 2 feet for Christmas? You better watch out | StarTribune.com]
More than 100 people have been killed in the cold snap across Europe, with temperatures plummeting and snowfall causing chaos from Moscow to Milan.
In Poland, where temperatures have dropped to as low as -20C in some areas, police appealed for tip-offs about people spotted lying around outside. At least 42 people, most of them homeless, died over the weekend.
[From European weather deaths pass 100 | World news | guardian.co.uk ]
WARSAW - Ten people have died of cold in Poland over the past day, taking the toll since winter set in earlier this month to 79, police said Tuesday.
A national police spokeswoman told AFP that 10 people had been found dead since Monday.
[From Winter freeze kills 79 in Poland ]
