Thursday, May 3, 2007

Global warming blamed for Swedish beetle-infestation

"We've set these beetles a giant smorgasbord, so it's not strange they're coming,"

This could be a very big problem and not just for Sweden: "...in 2005 timber and paper products accounted for 12 percent of the country's total exports, for a value of 114 billion kronor, or $17 billion."
From the IHT