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Snow, Big Chill Grips Britain

Record temperatures kick off winter, Tube strike makes it worse

(Newser) - Hello, winter. Heavy snow has shut down the airports in Edinburgh and Derry, and Britain is locked in a deep freeze. The region shivered in record cold over the weekend, and forecasters predicted days of more of the same. "You're seeing some ridiculously low temperatures—a bit like the...

NASA Probe Passes 'Snow Globe' Comet

Hartley covered with golf ball-size 'snowballs'

(Newser) - NASA's Deep Impact probe soared past a comet earlier this month, revealing the mass to be peppered with "snowballs," the BBC reports. Comet Hartley, encountered some 14 million miles from Earth, "looks like a 'snow globe' that you've just simply shaken,” said a scientist. Another noted...

Harsh Winter Makes Tomatoes Scarce, Pricey

70% of Florida's crop is destroyed

(Newser) - The unusually cold winter is leaving a lasting effect on Florida: a severe tomato shortage that has forced restaurants and supermarkets to ration supplies. The year's crop of tomatoes have been diminished by 70%, pushing the price of a 25-pound box to $30—a huge increase over the usual $6....

Blizzard Socks Northeast
 Blizzard Socks Northeast 
Feb 26, 2010 4:28 AM CST

Blizzard Socks Northeast

Month's 3rd blizzard expected to dump 2 feet

(Newser) - The third blizzard of the month is dumping yet more snow on the winter-weary Northeast. Strong winds, wet snow, and heavy rain are forecast to continue today in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and much of New England, AP reports. Schools have been closed and flights canceled, but utility company...

Northeast Staggered by Record Storm

Blizzard breaks snowfall records in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia

(Newser) - Snowfall records in Washington, Philadelphia, and Baltimore have been buried by a storm experts say will go down as one of the most disruptive in American history. The storm, the second of back-to-back blizzards, is dying down today, but the federal government will remain closed along with most schools and...

As DC Digs Out, a Surreal Feel

Snowball fights, skiers roam deserted streets of 'Epcot Center version' of city

(Newser) - The flakes have stopped falling, but residents in the Mid-Atlantic region were faced today with the prospect of digging out of more than two feet of snow in some areas. Roads reopened but officials continued to warn residents that highways could be treacherous. Hundreds of thousands of people from Pennsylvania...

Snow Paralyzes DC, Mid-Atlantic

Capital could get walloped with 2 1/2 feet as storm rages on

(Newser) - Emergency crews struggled to keep pace with the heavy, wet snow that continued to batter the Mid-Atlantic region today, as the white stuff piled up on roadways, toppled trees, and left hundreds of thousands without electricity. The storm, with 10 inches on the ground at the White House and up...

Blame El Niño for Recent Storms

Strongest warm-water phenomenon in a decade drenches coasts

(Newser) - The strongest El Niño in more than a decade is the culprit behind the wretched weather bombarding much of the country this winter, from the snowstorms that buried the mid-Atlantic states in December to the rains that drenched California last month. “Ocean temperatures are somewhere upwards of two...

Snow Rushed In as Olympic Ski Hill Melts

Vancouver 2010 organizers battle to keep venue usable

(Newser) - Vancouver Olympic organizers are scrambling to get a snow-challenged venue ready in time for next week's winter games. Cypress Mountain, site of snowboarding and freestyle skiiing events, is thawing after the area's warmest January on record. Snow is being rushed in from 150 miles via a fleet of trucks and...

Rain Shuts Key Olympic Ski Site
 Rain Shuts 
 Key Olympic 
 Ski Site 
COUNTDOWN TO VANCOUVER?
Jan 11, 2010 8:00 PM CST

Rain Shuts Key Olympic Ski Site

Organizing committee says snow won't be an issue

(Newser) - The ski resort that will host freestyle and snowboarding events at the Vancouver Games—which begin a month from tomorrow—is closed because of heavy rain, renewing concerns about the mild climate during the Olympics. Soft snow conditions bordering on dangerous forced cancellation of World Cup events there last winter.

Arctic Cold Chills US
 Arctic Cold Chills US 
Jan 8, 2010 4:15 PM CST

Arctic Cold Chills US

Snow and winds numb East Coast

(Newser) - The extreme cold that has struck the Eastern US shows no sign of abating, as arctic winds carry snow and lower temperatures even to usually moderate parts of the country. Atlanta, for example, suffered a glazing of ice that contributed to a 30-car pileup near Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. In Ohio, which...

Brits Battered by Biggest Snowfall in 50 Years

Frozen nation buried

(Newser) - The British government has issued a flash emergency weather warning for all counties as what's expected to be the biggest snowfall in 50 years is burying the nation. Forecasters are predicting nearly 20 inches of snow in under 24 hours in areas already socked by record chills and blizzards. Drivers...

Record Snow Paralyzes Seoul
 Record Snow Paralyzes Seoul 
Jan 4, 2010 5:54 AM CST

Record Snow Paralyzes Seoul

S. Korean capital weathers biggest snowstorm in 70 years

(Newser) - Seoul residents are facing paralyzed traffic and canceled flights after the heaviest snowfall in more than 70 years dumped 10 inches on the South Korean capital today. Gimpo International Airport canceled 224 flights before resuming service this afternoon, AP reports. China and Japan are also coping with snowstorms, with an...

Pub Revelers Snowed In for 2 Days

'It was fun,' says tipsy student

(Newser) - A group of 47 revelers and storm refugees were finally rescued yesterday after spending two days snowed in at the highest elevation pub in England. Workers plowed through to some 30 students and teachers from nearby Leeds University and 17 stranded motorists holed up in Tan Hill on the Yorkshire-Durham...

Snowy Beijing Grinds to a Halt

(Newser) - Heavy snow and frigid temperatures brought quiet to Beijing today, as officials closed highways and most flights in and out of China's busiest airport were delayed or even canceled. The metropolis has gotten very little snow in recent years, so today's bounty of just a few inches, combined with single-digit...

Christmas Storm Slaps US
 Christmas Storm Slaps US 
SLIDESHOW
Dec 25, 2009 10:13 AM CST

Christmas Storm Slaps US

The weather outside is frightful, snarling travel and knocking power out

(Newser) - A fierce Christmas storm dumped more snow and ice across the nation's midsection today after stranding travelers as highways and airports closed and leaving many to celebrate the holiday just where they were. Meteorologists predicted the slow-moving storm would glaze highways in the East with ice through Christmas night and...

Storm Slams East Coast, Strands Motorists

Hundreds of drivers are stranded in Virginia

(Newser) - A treacherous, frightful wintry storm slammed the East Coast today and dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, hampering travelers and shoppers on the weekend before Christmas. Officials in Virginia say hundreds of motorists are stranded. Forecasts called for up to 20 inches of snow in some...

Senate Bickers as Storm Bears Down on DC
 Senate Bickers as Storm 
 Bears Down on DC 
Tick ... tICK ... tICK ...
Dec 18, 2009 4:49 PM CST

Senate Bickers as Storm Bears Down on DC

Republicans vow to stall; Reid targets Christmas Eve health care vote

(Newser) - Even as Harry Reid plans for a Christmas Eve vote on the Senate health care bill, Republicans are vowing to stall, and a massive winter storm is roaring northeast from the Gulf of Mexico with Washington directly in its path. " It is our intention not to pass this bill...

Winter Storm Pounds US
 Winter Storm Pounds US 
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Dec 9, 2009 5:34 PM CST

Winter Storm Pounds US

Midwest is slammed, and New England is next

(Newser) - A fierce winter storm is expected to drop more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and generally make life miserable for travelers all the way to New England. So far, the storm is blamed for 12 deaths, most of them traffic accidents, and hundreds of flights...

Snowstorm Gathers Strength, Heads East

Mountain states, West already covered in white stuff

(Newser) - A howling winter storm barreled through the West, hitting the mountain states with snow and fierce winds as it headed toward the country's midsection today. The far-reaching storm system stretched from California to Indiana, gathering strength as it raced eastward. Parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin were bracing for...

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