News just gets worse and worse for the alarmists. Unfortunately, the cold we must endure to make them eat crow is DEADLY. Bring on some global warming, please!
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Electricity usage in Texas rose Friday as arctic air covered most of the state, hitting another winter power record after setting one just the night before, according to initial data from the state grid operator.
[From Texas power usage sets another winter record | Reuters]
PORT ST. LUCIE - Thee chill in the air is keeping hospitals busy.
Thanks to the drop in temperature in South Florida, St. Lucie Medical Center is seeing an increase in the number of patients with colds, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Dr. Rudy Lindner says ever since it got chilly, his emergency room has been full of patients with low immune systems who went out into the cold and got sick.
[From The cold weather packing hospitals | weather, cold, hospitals - Top Story - CBS Channel 12 News]
Snow was piled so high in Iowa that drivers couldn't see across intersections and a North Dakota snowblower repair shop was overwhelmed with business as residents braced Thursday for heavy snow and wind chills as low as 52 below zero.
Frigid weather also was gripping the South, where a rare cold snap was expected to bring snow and ice Thursday to states from South Carolina to Louisiana. Forecasters said wind chills could drop to near zero at night in some areas.
[From Frigid weather hits Midwest, -52 wind chill in ND - BusinessWeek]
