Olympian endurance

  • 2010-02-18
In an ironic twist to the global warming debate, this season has been a toe-freezer everywhere in the northern hemisphere - except where it is most needed. While huge dumps of snow have frustrated commuters and delighted kids, from Chicago to Chisinau, organizers at the Vancouver Olympics have been forced to helicopter the stuff in to cover embarrassingly bare ski slopes.Predictions have gone awry closer to home, too. In the final months of last year, many predicted a winter of discontent for Latvia. With heating bills deepening the woes of households already struggling with unemplo...
 
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