Snow in Brazil, below zero Celsius in the River Plate and tropical fish frozen

Thursday, August 5th 2010 - 05:00 UTC

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For a second day running it snowed Wednesday in Southern Brazil and in twelve of Argentina’s 24 provinces including parts of Buenos Aires as a consequence of the polar front covering most of the continent’s southern cone with zero and below zero temperatures. Read full article

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harrier61
Picture looks really nice! Where are all the fun-loving Argentines with their snowball fights?
Aug 05th, 2010 - 12:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Denrich
They are all busy trying to work out a way to blame the UK for the extreem weather.
Aug 05th, 2010 - 04:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
Hmmmmmm....
Now that you mention it.......... If global warming is caused by an increase of CO2 in the atmosphere produced by our industries then.......... Yes, it is the UK's fault.
Who started the industrial revolution? :-)
Aug 05th, 2010 - 04:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
Unfortunately for Twinky, even if the only cause of global warming were increased CO2, a high percentage comes from exhaled breath. The British are notably taciturn, whilst Latins open their mouths at every opportunity! Who do we Think gabs a lot?
Aug 05th, 2010 - 04:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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