Brrrrrrrrrrr.........

[Jackeens]

Frozen Britain and Ireland seen from above: This striking image taken by Nasa's Terra satellite on 7 January 2010 shows the UK and Ireland deep in the clutches of the current cold snap.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8447023.stm

Ireland....



Bales of sileage resemble pints of Guinness, due to a covering of snow on a farm near Kentstown in County Meath, January 7th.

:-)

[depakid]

1. Wow- that's impressive.

Even Cornwall's frozen over- all the way to land's end.

[liberal N proud]

2. Looks like it could be part of the polar ice caps we once had

[WillyT]

3. Hmmm...

:scared:

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. SEE!! That proves global warming is a myth!

:sarcasm:

[roguevalley]

5. there's info that an ice age could happen in as little as a decade. :(

[bevoette]

8. i'm in Austin...

it snowed a couple of feet on Christmas in the Houston/Galveston area 2 years ago

it snowed in Houston a month ago

i spent 18 years in Houston growing up. it snowed maybe 4 times...and it was like 1/4 of an inch and was gone by noon.

it is currently effing FREEZING in just about all of Texas - we have outdoor fountains/ponds that have been iced over for over 24 hours, with no thaw expected until Sunday. we had snow flurries on Christmas eve.

THIS IS NOT NORMAL :|

[depakid]

6. The usual suspects are already on top of it!

Lord Christopher Monckton, Viscount of Brenchley just penned such a screed in the Newcastle Herald today entitled:

Dear Prime Minister, it's cold up here

(fortunately for all of us, including the Viscount- it's only in the print edition, because it's not only factually "challenged" but embarrassingly poor writing).

Alternet just did a nice expose on the "The 14 Most Heinous Climate Villains"

Here's what they had to say about Monckton:

Misdeeds: Admired by Glenn Beck. His Lordship’s hysterical condescension and anger flashes are classic examples of dangerous Royal inbreeding. Can be found at all the big denier fests, including Blankenship’s nightmarish blasted mountaintop jamboree. Habitually confabulates his autobiography and fabricates scientific facts. Monckton recently called a gathering of activists in Copenhagen “Hitler Youth.”

Corporate teats: Heartland Institute, SPPI and Frontiers of Freedom—all recipients of oil money.

Most egregious lie: “The right response to the non-problem of global warming is to have the courage to do nothing.”

Comeuppance: Climate refugees storm his castle in 2030 and pillage everything but Monckton’s prized medieval pear of anguish, which he cleverly hides up his own ass. Unable to remove the excruciating device by himself, The Lord checks into the hospital. The doctors are brave enough to do nothing.

More: http://www.alternet.org/environment/144990/the_14_most_heinous_climate_villains?page=entire

[w8liftinglady]

9. I expected to see my congressman on that list

"smoky" Joe Barton
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Joe_Barton

[Odin2005]

7. PURRRRDY!

[LeftishBrit]

10. Yes and we're already heartily sick of it

This country isn't geared up for snow, and everything comes to a standstill when it's like this (which it hasn't been, for as long as this, for about 30 years). Not enough grit and salt for the roads; pavements and roads like skating rinks. So far, one of my friends fell down and now has a painful back; another broke her foot; and one of my students broke her wrist! Not enough fuel in some places. Many workplaces and schools are closed, or open only part time, and many people are unable to travel.