Hello, Operator! I've been cut off....!!

Seems that tiny island cultures and polar bears aren't the only folks facing dispossession as our Earth's climate continues to shift. We may be waving bye-bye to WI-FI.

Scientists have been warning of more extreme storms as a result of climate change,

PlanetGreen.com reported this morning.

The events of 2011 could be an example, or at least a harbinger of threats to come.

This ability to reach out and touch someone far distant has come a ways since Aunt Era & Uncle Tandy's party line. Best I can recollect, their "ring" was two shorts and a long. And Lord help us if a long-distance call came in as that usually meant somebody just died!