Climate change

I hate how things are amuck with the world and nobody's paying attention......... First we get a ridiculously hot summer, now we are getting a ridiculously mild winter, and Europe is being hit with weather they haven't seen in a century!

Jan 19: Dozens die in Russian cold snap

Some 24 people have died of exposure in Russia as freezing winter temperatures plunged to minus 30C overnight.

Many schools and businesses are shut, electrical billboards turned off, cars were unable to start and trolley buses put out of action by snapped cables. [...]

Temperatures on Thursday were the lowest recorded on the date of 19 January since 1927, weather forecasters said. [...]

Jan 21: Great Russian Freeze Spreads

Severe cold weather gripping large parts of Russia has now spread west, causing chaos in Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states and Scandinavia. Officials in those countries say there is growing pressure on energy supplies, with power shortages as Russia cuts deliveries to fight the freeze at home. [...] Belarus recorded its lowest temperatures in 100 years In other developments: Six people died in Latvia, where temperatures of -27C were recorded, the lowest in 100 years, AFP news agency reports Heavy snowfalls, high winds and cold cause problems across northern Europe, causing major disruptions to transport and power supplies Flights from Copenhagen airport in Denmark were suspended for two hours on Friday evening as aircraft were de-iced. Traffic is not due to return to normal until Sunday Thousands of motorists are stranded as the Store Baelt bridge connecting Copenhagen with the central island of Fyn is closed In the Norwegian Arctic city of Tromso more than 20,000 people are left without power after heavy snow brings down electricity cables. New cold Five more people died overnight in Russia's capital, Moscow, bringing the total number of dead across the country since Tuesday to more than 70.