In Jeopardy Negotiations for the landmark Kyoto accord hit a snag this weekend when leaders from the United States and Canada refused to set a deadline for initiating policies reducing greenhouse gases. The U.N. panel on climate change has warned that human induced warming could increase the earth's surface temperature 2 to 6 degrees in the next century. Cold Blast Puts Chill On Spring Balmy spring temperatures across the eastern third of the United States became a distant memory overnight as a strong cold front plunged south. Across upstate New York and Vermont the rain is expected to turn to snow. 3-10 inches is forecast by tonight.
Southern states can expect continued cold temperatures.
A late season freeze warning was issued for parts of Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana. The sophisticated measurements were conducted by aircraft at 69,000 ft. The NASA findings suggest that the 1999-2000 winter was one of the worst in history for ozone depletion. Spring Snow Blankets Midwest Spring snows made travel difficult today across several states in the Midwest and Northern Plains. More snow, up to 10 inches is expected across Wisconsin and Michigan later tonight.