RockDock
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: six people killed by icicles |
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I am surprised this story has not been linked to global warming.
| Quote: | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Six people have been killed in three days by icicles falling from buildings in a central Russian region, ITAR-TASS news agency reported Tuesday.
Plummeting chunks of ice is an annual hazard for pedestrians in Russia during the spring when the sun finally melts thick layers of ice and snow which build up on roofs over months of freezing temperatures and darkness.
Medical authorities in the region of Samara told ITAR-TASS that five people died in the city of Samara and another person died in the nearby town of Otradny between February 23 and February 25. |
One would think that maybe there would be a technological "fix" to the problem of falling icicles. Especially ones that are large enough to kill people.
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