Saturday, February 02, 2008

Brrrr... Worst Snowstorms in 50 Years Continue to Cripple China

It's C-C-C-Cold in China!

Thousands of stranded train passengers wait outside a railway station in China's southern city of Guangzhou February 2, 2008. China is not yet over the worst of a winter weather crisis that has killed 60 and doomed millions to a cold dark Lunar New Year holiday next week. The State Council, China's cabinet, issued a warning that snow, sleet rain and icy rain will sweep most parts of southern China for several more days, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Friday. (REUTERS/Bobby Yip)

Brrr... It's cold in China!!
The BBC reported:

China's government has warned people to brace for more bad weather as the country struggles to cope with the worst snow storms in over 50 years.
State weather services said the worst-hit provinces faced several more days of snow and freezing rain.

The crisis has affected an estimated 100 million people, and caused some 54bn yuan (£3.8bn) of damage.

The government has doubled the number of soldiers assigned to help with relief efforts, state media said.

More than 300,000 troops and almost 1.1 million reservists have been deployed.
Previously:
Brrrr... Antarctica Records Record High Ice Cap Growth
Brrrr... South America Has Coldest Winter in a 90 Years
Brrrr... Iraqis See First Snow in 100 Years As Sign of Peace
Brrrr... Worst Snowstorms in a Decade in China Cause Rioting
Brrrr... Jerusalem Grinds to a Halt As Rare Snowstorm Blasts City

5 Comments:

Blogger Billy O'Blog said...

Wow, maybe someone bought too many Carbon Credits.

Perhaps we need to sell some Carbon Debits to warm the place back up.

7:12 AM  
Anonymous evilned said...

Just put some duct tape over Al Gore's mouth and global cooling will be a thing of the past! ;)

8:00 AM  
Blogger BEAR said...

Speaking of the goracle, I haven't seen or heard squat from him since the Bali nonsense. Maybe he only comes out in warm weather, like other reptiles. Hey, al, baby, let's do lunch....never mind, I'm snowed in.

10:06 AM  
Blogger bg said...

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hmmm, that's what they get for banning the use of the word "pig" in 2007 ("year of the pig") due to Muslim "sensitivty".. karma is a witch with a b..

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10:13 AM  
OpenID richwillis said...

A good friend of mine was working on a new Theme Park attraction near Beijing for the past four weeks. He caught pneumonia, flew back to LA and died of a heart attack Wednesday. So sad.

1:21 PM  

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