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Last updated on May 20th, 2017 at 07:09 am
Climate change can do anything:
Times columnist Nick Kristof recently highlighted economic research showing that climate change may be driving up the rate of executions of suspected witches in East Africa.
Well, why not? Climate change is also reducing opium production, according to the Independent, by ingeniously making winter colder via global warming:
Faltering British efforts to tackle Afghanistan’s poppy crop have found an unlikely ally – in the weather.
Freak weather linked to global warming is expected to reduce parts of the country’s opium harvest drastically. Scientists believe freezing winter temperatures followed by late rains and a possible drought may cut this year’s yields, with some farmers losing half of their crop.
(Via Miles C.)
UPDATE. Also in Africa, but worse than witches:
The UN has covered up claims that its troops in Democratic Republic of Congo gave arms to militias and smuggled gold and ivory, the BBC has learned.
(Via Murph)
Well at least the U.N isn’t behind the recent spate of penis thefts in Africa, or are they?
There certainly aren’t any left at 760 United Nations Plaza or in the Democratic Party.
Posted by joe bagadonuts on 2008 04 28 at 01:42 PM • permalink
See, so many of you keep saying that Glowball Warming theory is in its last days, what with all the empirical and observational evidence against it, and I keep telling you that this monstrosity cannot die. Exhibit A is “Global Warming causes cold.” People who can believe such a manifestly nonsensical and self-contradictory statement are impervious to logic.
- Posted by stackja1945 on 2008 04 28 at 08:49 PM • permalink
#8 Yes, sold them for the gold and ivory they smuggled out.
The UN’s finest.
Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2008 04 29 at 08:31 AM • permalink
I heard that Al Gore floats in water.
He turned me into an endangered newt threatened by habitat destruction and runoff from acid rain!
I got better.
Posted by Mary in LA on 2008 04 29 at 08:14 PM • permalink
Cold is the new hot.