Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Maybe We Should Import From Japan?

Seems the Midwest and Alaska are having problems caused by the lack of snow. (Warm Weather Spoils Midwest Winter Fun)

Dog sledders in Alaska may have to roll down the windows on the truck and led the slobber fly!
Organizers of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in Alaska and Canada may have to send the race participants on a detour or give them a lift by truck for only the third time in the event's 23-year history.

Ice fishermen in N.D. may have to break out the boats and put those expensive fishing houses up on blocks ‘til next year.
"The fishermen are all bummed out," said Steve Crandall, manager at Turtle River State Park in Arvilla, N.D. Ice fishermen have not been able to safely drive their trucks on the ice or build ice houses.

Even the Special Olympics in Illinois found itself handicapped by the lack of snow.
In Illinois, warm weather led to the cancellation of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing events at the regional Special Olympics. Instead, a lottery was held to decide which 75 athletes would advance to the statewide competition.


Japan doesn‘t seem to be having any problem with their supply.(Japan dispatches disaster relief units as snow death toll climbs)
The Japanese meteorological agency warned that snow would continue to blanket northern and western Japan over the weekend.

Fourteen locations in Japan have been hit by record snowfall with some of them covered by more than 300 centimeters (10 feet), the agency said.


Via Yahoo News

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