Climate Change May Kill Thousands in U.K. by 2017

Not to alarm you, but climate change may kill thousands in the U.K. by 2017. This article focuses on the possibility of a super heat wave striking the U.K., but I've seen speculation that just the opposite is to be feared; if the Gulf Stream shuts down, Britain, Ireland, and Northern Europe could actually be facing rapid cooling. (There was a Twilight Zone like this.) Via Posthuman Blues.