] When the Gulf Stream abruptly turned off about 12,700
] years ago, it brought about a 1,300-year cold period,
] known as the Younger Dryas. This froze Britain in
] continuous permafrost, drove summer temperatures down to
] 10C and winter ones to -20C, and brought icebergs as far
] south as Portugal. Europe could not sustain anything like
] its present population. Droughts struck across the globe,
] including in Asia, Africa and the American west, as the
] disruption of the Gulf Stream affected currents
] worldwide.
]
]
] Some scientists say that this is the "worst-case
] scenario" and that the cooling may be less dramatic, with
] the world's climate "flickering" between colder and
] warmer states for several decades. But they add that, in
] practice, this would be almost as catastrophic for
] agriculture and civilisation.

awesome. remind me to buy a few more bottles of scotch before scotland freezes solid... so i can have a nice drink when the entire global ecosystem freaks out. bottoms up!

Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age

i had a quote, but it was too small to encompass this story.

you all should read this.

i found it hard to finish it due to the sheer density of horrifying acusations. If even 1/4 of this is true, it's an outrage. How much damage can one administration do? Sweet god. Clinton got impeached for a blowjob (ok, fine, for LYING about a blowjob) but this nonstop rape barely gets press coverage? Lord, it's hard to be optimistic sometimes... and even harder to suffer fools gladly when they're ruining things you care about.

RollingStone.com - Crimes against Nature

] Each year less light reaches the surface of the Earth. No
] one is sure what's causing 'global dimming' - or what it
] means for the future. In fact most scientists have never
] heard of it.

interesting science

Guardian Unlimited | Life | Goodbye sunshine

Global warming or local warming, it's still probably not too super...

CNN.com - Report: Giant Arctic ice shelf breaks up - Sep. 22, 2003