Saturday, November 04, 2006
CHILLING EFFECT
Montreal, 2005:
Tens of thousands of people ignored frigid temperatures Saturday to lead a worldwide day of protest against global warming.
Sydney, 2006:
Thousands of people have marched through central Sydney, ignoring wet and windy weather to protest against global warming.
As required by protest report law, the piece prominently mentions strollers:
Families pushing strollers, elderly couples, dreadlocked activists and vocal youngsters joined forces to call for action on climate change.
Peak temperature today? Only 18.1 degrees celsius, about 5.5 degrees below the average maximum.
Torrential rain dampened crowd numbers and drowned out speeches at the rally in Brisbane, where thousands were expected but only 1500 showed up.
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