posted on February 8, 2007 07:06:33 AM new
THROUGH THE FIRST 6 DAYS OF FEBRUARY...NORTHERN MICHIGAN IS
EXPERIENCING AMONG THE TOP 10 COLDEST STARTS TO FEBRUARY IN THE LAST 100 YEARS. THE STATISTICS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES:
ALPENA: 8.4 (average) -8.6 (Departure from Normal)- 9TH COLDEST START
WEATHER SUMMARY:
The weather pattern across northern Michigan will remain the same for much of this upcoming week.
We are still locked in under a broad northwest wind regime with that colder air passing across the open waters of both Lake Michigan/Superior. That will continue to bring in occasional lake effect snow showers to the region all the way into the middle of next week. There will not be much change in our overall temperatures either with no signs of any real surge of warmth or bitter cold. Daytime high temperatures will remain in the teens with low temperatures in the single digits above zero. There will also be some sunshine intermingled with those lake effect clouds. Meteorologist Joe Charlevoix
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posted on February 8, 2007 08:05:45 AM new
Sweden is having problems trying to keep their reindeer alive.
[from] TERRA.WIRE
Emergency relief for Sweden's starving reindeer
STOCKHOLM, Feb 7 (AFP) Feb
07, 2007
Sweden said Wednesday it would give its reindeer herders millions of euros (dollars) in emergency aid to help them feed their animals, which are starving because of thick ice that is preventing them from reaching the lichen they eat.
"You can't just stand by and watch animals starve," Agriculture Minister Eskil Erlandsson said in a statement as his ministry earmarked 37 million kronor (4.06 million euros, 5.3 million dollars) in aid.
Sweden has some 230,000 reindeer, raised by Sami, the indigenous people of the Arctic region. The reindeer are used primarily for meat production, a delicacy consumed mostly in the Nordic countries, while the skins and horns are used for clothing and handicrafts.
In January, authorities representing the Sami people had asked the Swedish government for emergency funds to help their starving herds.
"Wet snow during the autumn that later froze means that the reindeer are unable to reach their food," the agriculture ministry said in a statement.
