New reports of snowfall and a case of serious Scope Creep
A two-fer from
Anthony Watts.
First, snow is falling, some buildings are having icing problems and a local ski resort has four inches. Sounds like a crappy SUMMER!
Anthony #1)
here:
Australia swaps summer for Christmas snow
Snow and ice covering buildings and cars on December 19, 2010 at Mount Hotham,Victoria, as snow fell in Australia. The usual hot and summery December weather was replaced in parts by icy gusts sweeping up from the Southern Ocean, giving the country a taste of a white Christmas. Snow has fallen in parts of east coast states New South Wales and Victoria.
Snow fell in Australia on Monday, as the usual hot and summery December weather was replaced in parts by icy gusts sweeping up from the Southern Ocean, giving the country a taste of a white Christmas.
Snow has fallen in parts of east coast states New South Wales and Victoria, leaving ski resorts � some of which are usually snow-free at this time of year � with dumps of up to 10 centimetres (four inches).
�It�s white, everything is white,� Michelle Lovius, the general manager of the Kosciuszko Chalet Hotel at Charlotte Pass told AFP.
And Anthony #2)
here:
Department of Homeland Security goes off the deep end � now plans to battle �climate change� in addition to terrorists
Not content to keep to the terrorism prevention mission for which they were founded, DHS�s Janet Napolitano now plans to battle a religious war of �climatic jihad�. Here�s what happened the last time Washington DC took on weather in February 2010 (but not climate). The capital was shut down of course. Now that�s �environmental justice�. Look for pat downs at airports soon for those carrying concealed carbonated beverages.
I hate to use the word 'naked' and Janet Napolitano in the same sentence (really sorry...) but this is just a naked grab for power.
Posted by DaveH at December 20, 2010 9:03 PM