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  • October 2008

    • States Fret as Road Salt Grows Scarce, Pricey

      USA Today  |  Oct 6, 08 3:43 PM CDT

      States Fret as Road Salt Grows Scarce, Pricey

      (Newser) - Road salt is stressing state and municipal budgets as shortages drive prices up well past what local governments have paid in the past, USA Today reports. A harsh winter last year left many states with no salt reserves to carry over, meaning they have to fully restock at inflated prices. New Hampshire is paying $10 million for salt that cost $8 million last year. More »

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      Ohio  • New Hampshire  • state governments  • ice  • winter  • salt  • infrastructure  • state spending  • road budget  • city government  • local politics  • budgets

  • June 2008

    • With 16K Condoms, Antarctic Base Ready for Winter

      The Press  |  Jun 11, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      With 16K Condoms, Antarctic Base Ready for Winter

      (Newser) - The McMurdo Antarctic station got a vital shipment last month just before the southern winter descended—a year's supply of condoms. Some 16,500 condoms were delivered to the base's 125 staff. Supply flights won't resume until after the sun rises again in August, when the polar station's population begins to swell to more than 1,000, reports New Zealand's Press . More »

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      Antarctica  • birth control  • condom  • winter  • polar region

  • February 2008

    • Weather Slams Continental US

      Associated Press  |  Feb 11, 08 9:40 AM CST

      Weather Slams Continental US

      (Newser) - Winter weather brought travel to a crawl across the Midwest and Northeast over the weekend. A 68-vehicle chain-reaction crash in Pennsylvania killed one and injured 35, the AP reports. "They had a heavy snow squall going through the area, zero visibility, high winds," said a firefighter at the scene."There were vehicles everywhere." In Wisconsin, authorities closed a stretch of highway near Madison. More »

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      snow  • winter  • blizzard  • sleet  • winter weather

    • Phil Predicts a Longer Winter

      Associated Press  |  Feb 2, 08 10:45 AM CST

      Phil Predicts a Longer Winter

      (Newser) - Bundle up. Punxsutawney Phil, America's most famous groundhog, saw his shadow this morning and predicted six more weeks of winter, the AP reports. About 30,000 people  descended on the Pennsylvania town to see Phil pulled from his tree stump by members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle, clad in their traditional top hats and tuxes. More »

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      weather  • winter

  • January 2008

    • New York Enjoys First Snow-Free Jan. in 75 Years

      LiveScience  |  Jan 31, 08 3:02 AM CST

      New York Enjoys First Snow-Free Jan. in 75 Years

      (Newser) - Barring a freak blizzard later today, this month will go down in history as New York City's first January without snow since 1933, reports LiveScience. Only a tiny dusting of snow, "not enough to measure," has fallen so far.  An expert from the state's climate office says warmer temperatures and a lack of storms are behind the Big Apple's lack of snow. More »

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      New York City  • weather  • snow  • winter

    • Vomiting Bug Still Has UK on Its Knees

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jan 12, 08 1:53 PM CST

      Vomiting Bug Still Has UK on Its Knees

      (Newser) - A vicious bug that causes days of vomiting and diarrhea continues to wreak havoc in the UK, striking down 3 million Brits so far this winter, the Telegraph reports. Experts warn that with many returning to school and work after the holidays this week, the norovirus, which is potentially deadly to the elderly and other vulnerable groups, could hit epidemic levels. More »

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      Great Britain  • elderly  • virus  • illness  • winter  • school holidays  • norovirus

  • December 2007

    • It's All Downhill From Here

      Conde Nast Traveler  |  Dec 2, 07 1:08 PM CST

      It's All Downhill From Here

      (Newser) - Make your holiday ski trip one to remember by visiting one of these renowned ski locales around the globe. Courtesy of Conde Nast Traveler : Courchevel 1850, France Verbier, Switzerland Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand More »

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      list  • travel  • winter  • skiing  • winter travel

  • November 2007

    • As Temperature Drops, Blood Pressure Rises

      Reuters  |  Nov 6, 07 5:10 PM CST

      As Temperature Drops, Blood Pressure Rises

      (Newser) - Hypertension is significantly harder to control in the winter, researchers said yesterday, and the link between season and blood pressure isn't related to climate. Sixty percent of 443,632 veterans in a VA study showed significant changes in winter blood pressure control. The likely reason? People tend to stay inside instead of exercising and eat saltier foods in winter, Reuters reports. More »

  • October 2007

    • Light Wanes, Winter Blues Loom

      USA Today  |  Oct 15, 07 4:24 PM CDT

      Light Wanes, Winter Blues Loom

      (Newser) - Utter darkness at 5pm might fan a night owl's flame, but for some 10% to 20% of Americans, autumn's lessening light can trigger a bad case of SAD, or seasonal affective disorder. The "winter blues," caused by leftover mammalian genes that want you to hibernate, can be treated with light therapy, reports USA Today. More »

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      antidepressant  • winter  • hibernation

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