Little-Acorn
02-09-2010, 05:06 PM
I guess all that global warming the scientists warned us about :) has brought tons of snow and icy weather to every part of North America... except the tiny corner of the world that is hosting the Winter Olympics.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1248956/Snowmageddon-brings-chaos-U-S-East-Coast-Washington-DC-braces-worst-blizzard-90-years.html
STILL no snow in Vancouver for Winter Olympics... as 'Snowmageddon' brings chaos to U.S. East Coast
By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 9:59 AM on 09th February 2010
Organisers of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver were today stubbornly refusing to consider a last-minute venue change after an unseasonably warm weather front put the competition under threat.
With just four days until the Games' opening ceremonies, the Canadian city still has not seen any snow. Ironically, parts of neighbouring America have been buried under a two-foot blanket of snow after the worst blizzard in 90 years.
Forecasters say this is due to a band of low pressure keeping the snow front largely south of the border.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/02/08/article-1248956-08111924000005DC-145_634x438.jpg
Desperate times: A dump truck brings in a load of snow for the Olympic Games venue of Cypress Mountain in Vancouver on Thursday as organisers worked frantically to ensure the competition could be held
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1248956/Snowmageddon-brings-chaos-U-S-East-Coast-Washington-DC-braces-worst-blizzard-90-years.html
STILL no snow in Vancouver for Winter Olympics... as 'Snowmageddon' brings chaos to U.S. East Coast
By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 9:59 AM on 09th February 2010
Organisers of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver were today stubbornly refusing to consider a last-minute venue change after an unseasonably warm weather front put the competition under threat.
With just four days until the Games' opening ceremonies, the Canadian city still has not seen any snow. Ironically, parts of neighbouring America have been buried under a two-foot blanket of snow after the worst blizzard in 90 years.
Forecasters say this is due to a band of low pressure keeping the snow front largely south of the border.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/02/08/article-1248956-08111924000005DC-145_634x438.jpg
Desperate times: A dump truck brings in a load of snow for the Olympic Games venue of Cypress Mountain in Vancouver on Thursday as organisers worked frantically to ensure the competition could be held