Top 10 dud predictions

Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun GLOBAL warming preachers have had a shocking 2008. So many of their predictions this year went splat.

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Here's their problem: they've been scaring us for so long that it's now possible to check if things are turning out as hot as they warned. And good news! I bring you Christmas cheer - the top 10 warming predictions to hit the wall this year. Read, so you can end 2008 with optimism, knowing this Christmas won't be the last for you, the planet or even the polar bears. 1. OUR CITIES WILL DIE OF THIRST 2. OUR REEF WILL DIE 3. GOODBYE, NORTH POLE 4. BEWARE HUGE WINDS 5. GIANT HAILSTONES WILL SMASH THROUGH YOUR ROOF 6. NO MORE SKIING 7. PERTH WILL BAKE DRY 8. ISLANDS WILL DROWN 9. BRITAIN WILL SWELTER 10. WE'LL BE HOTTER More...