Last night's progress report on Sochi's 2014 Olympics was interesting.
I love this photo:
Look at their temps: "mild winters (average 11 °C (52 °F) during the day and 4 °C (39 °F) at night in the period from December to March) and warm summers (average 24 °C (75 °F) during the day and 16 °C (61 °F) at night in the period from May to October)."
Wow, but this is why: 43.6127° N, 39.7228° E 😯
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Numerous pics on this topic: http://myflora.org.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=302
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Interesting pics of a big rainfall event too.
Gorgeous palms...I am so impressed with the Phoenix ...
Beautiful city.
Thanks Igor.
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Someone from Sochi posted some pictures including a mature Jubaea on the IPS forums that they took in Sochi.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/world/europe/putins-vision-of-olympic-glory-meets-reality-in-sochi.html?_r=1&
http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/02/07/sotchi-climat-jeux-hiver_n_2640161.html?utm_hp_ref=quebec-sports
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article3681917.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_02_07
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I'm looking forward to a winter olympics with palms.
Yeah, at $50 billion, wow! 😯
But they've got bigger problems than snow.
Like the Vancouver Olympics: our government is still loathe to admit the final cost was $7 billion.
Had never heard of Sochi until a few years ago, so I hope their tourism "potential" works out for them.
Thinking only of the palms, I hope they get lots of snow, but little cold. 😀
Barb
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