The crazy weather down here in Florida has been monopolizing my time of late. The most obvious impact it has had was found in my internet access, which mysteriously disappears if the temperature drops below about 40 degrees. Since we have digital phones, the phones go on vacation as well. Annoying, to say the least, but at least they come back around noon, when things thaw out.
In addition to the crazy internet outages, the local environment has been hit really hard. My husband was speaking with one of the grove owners yesterday, who reported a total crop failure of both citrus and strawberries. There won’t be any winter corn, the tomatoes didn’t survive. But the real tragedy is the Indian River Lagoon.
The effect on the lagoon has been so severe that I actually submitted an iReport to CNN- you can check it out below.
Dangerously Low Temperatures Leave Florida Fisheries Reeling
Obviously, this is not a good situation. Since I did the report, I found out that even alligators were being found dead in the icy water. It’ll be a long time before the ecology recovers from this.
In other news, we’ve brought in three new writers for Saponifier and I’m very excited to have them on board- look for fresh new copy in the next issue!
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