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snow stories: 37 news summaries

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 To Cut Snowplow Bill, 
 Moscow Monkeys 
 With Weather 

If we make snow fall elsewhere, mayor reasons, there will be less snow

Oct 16, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moscow's neighbors are steaming over a cost-cutting proposal by the mayor to make less snow fall in the city—which would mean more precipitation in the surrounding region. Liquid nitrogen, cement particles, and other substances kill clouds in the summer, and Yury Luzhkov wants to control the weather year-round, reports... More »

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Russia • Moscow • clouds • winter • snow • precipitation • dispersal • seeding • Yury Luzhkov

WATCH IT

 Skier Films 
 Avalanche 
 That Buries Him 

Downhill racer whimpers and gasps as he awaits rescue by pals

Oct 7, 09 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A skier filming a treacherous run down an Alaska cliff ended up capturing an avalanche that buried him for several agonizing minutes as he whimpered and gasped for breath. The camera, still attached to his ski helmet as he lies on his back in the snowy grave, finally picks up... More »

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Alaska • skiing • snow • avalanche • buried alive • ski accidents • downhill run

(Newser) - Get the most out of your shorts and flip-flops now, because the area between the Appalachians and the Rockies is in for a brutal winter, the Farmers' Almanac warns. "The middle part of the country's really going to be cold—very, very cold, very, very frigid, with a lot... More »

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weather • winter • snow • harsh winter • East Coast • West Coast • Farmers' Almanac

(AP) - Strengthening wind blew heavy, wet snow around Fargo today, adding to the strain on residents' spirits and on the patchwork system of sandbag levees protecting them from the bloated Red River. But there were no reports of problems from leaks or from wind-driven waves battering the dikes. “They say... More »

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Midwest • flooding • North Dakota • blizzard • Fargo • snow • Red River • dikes


 Snowshoes Go to the Races  

National competition tomorrow in Oregon

Mar 7, 09 8:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 1.7 million North Americans go snowshoeing yearly—but only 150 of them are likely to compete in tomorrow's ninth annual National Snowshoe Championships in Oregon, the Wall Street Journal reports. Running on top of the snow can be a slog, but for some, it’s a passion. “... More »

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sports • race • competition • snow • snowshoe

(AP) - A ferocious storm packing freezing rain, heavy snow, and furious wind gusts paralyzed most of the East Coast, sending dozens of cars careening into ditches, grounding hundreds of flights, and closing school for millions of kids, the AP reports. The blizzard-like snow caused a 15-mile traffic jam in North Carolina... More »

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New York City • Northeast • Boston • snow • snowstorm

Record Blizzard
Cripples
Britain

Chaos on highways, at airports amid
White Nightmare

Feb 2, 09 1:59 AM CST
(Newser) - One of the heaviest snowstorms in 20 years has covered much of England with a thick blanket of white, wreaking havoc with transportation. London is at a virtual standstill with all city buses withdrawn from service because of driving conditions, schools shut down and several flights canceled at  Heathrow and... More »

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United Kingdom • Scotland Yard • snow • Heathrow Airport • Gatwick • London City Airport • Highways Agency • Transport for London

More Than 1M Still
Powerless After Ice Storm

Thousands still in shelters

Jan 30, 09 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - From Missouri to West Virginia, thousands of people are still holed up in makeshift shelters as utility crews frantically work to return water and heat to their homes, the AP reports. More than 1.3 million homes remain without power after the recent ice storm, and though workers are making... More »

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severe weather • winter • ice storm • snow

(AP) - More than a million people shivered in ice-bound homes across the country tonight, waiting for utility crews to restring power lines brought down by a storm that killed 23 as it moved from the Southern Plains to the East Coast. But with temperatures plunging, utility officials warned that it could... More »

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severe weather • winter • ice storm • snow

 Ice, Snow Spread 
 From Plains to East 

Seven killed in storms

Jan 27, 09 10:08 AM CST
(AP) - Schools closed and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity today as a storm spread a coating of ice and snow on roads and power lines from the southern Plains to the mid-Atlantic states. At least seven deaths had been blamed on the weather. Highway department crews were out... More »

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severe weather • ice storm • snow • snowstorm • National Weather Service • winter weather

 Cold Blast Envelops US 

Arctic air spreads from Montana to New York

Jan 14, 09 10:24 AM CST
(AP) - Arctic air extended its grip on the US today, with below-zero temperatures stretching from Montana to northern New England and frost nipping the Gulf Coast. It was so cold in northern Minnesota—38 below zero at International Falls, with the wind chill during the night estimated at 50 below—that... More »

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New York • Montana • Minnesota • winter • snow • wind • cold

 59 Vehicle Pile-Up 
 Shuts Highway 

100 injured but none seriously

Jan 12, 09 5:07 AM CST
(Newser) - A New Hampshire highway was shut down yesterday when 59 vehicles, including three buses and two tractor trailers, piled into one another in a snowstorm. Interstate 93 was closed for several hours as 100 injured people were treated at the scene, reports the Manchester Union Leader. Some 15 people were... More »

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car crash • highways • snow • highway crash • I-93 • multi-vehicle pileup • Derry Fire Department

 Melting Snow 
 Floods Wash. State 

30K asked to evacuate in west; mudslides, avalanches feared

Jan 8, 09 10:06 AM CST
(AP) - More than 30,000 people were urged to leave their flood-endangered western Washington homes as snowmelt and rain swelled rivers and caused mudslides and avalanches that engulfed neighborhoods and roadways. Warmer temperatures and heavy rains were rapidly melting the deep snow that dumped on the Cascade mountains over the weekend. More »

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Washington • flooding • snow • winter weather

 Accident Leaves 
 Pantless Ski Bum 
 Dangling From Lift 

Freed after suffering from exposure

Jan 7, 09 5:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A bizarre accident at Colorado's tony Vail ski resort left a pantless skiier dangling from a chair lift for 15 minutes until rescuers could save him, reports the Smoking Gun. The man, who was riding with a child, became entangled in the chair mechanism and slipped through the slats. His... More »

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Colorado • skiing • snow • ski accidents


 Short on Salt, 
 Towns Turn 
 to Molasses 

As salt costs double, alternative deicers hit the pavement

Jan 2, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - With the weather outside frightful and rock-salt prices spiking, communities across the country are experimenting with new concoctions for melting snow and ice on roadways, the Wall Street Journal reports, adding molasses, ash, and garlic salt to deicers. The price of salt generally surges after the New Year as communities... More »

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salt • ice storm • snow • Snowstorm • winter weather • commodity prices • icy roads

 8 Missing 
 in Canadian 
 Avalanche 

11 initially buried; 3 manage escape

Dec 29, 08 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Eight snowmobilers are missing after a British Columbia avalanche buried 11 men, the Vancouver Sun reports. Seven were swamped by an initial avalanche; amid a rescue attempt, the other four were buried. Two men pulled themselves to the surface and were able to save one comrade with the help of... More »

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Canada • rescue • British Columbia • snow • avalanche • snowmobile

 More Trouble Looms 
 for Holiday Travelers 
 

Snow, rain will continue through weekend

Dec 26, 08 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Holiday travelers may be in for more trouble this weekend, USA Today reports. Snow is expected from Montana to New Mexico, rain in the Midwest could cause flooding, and the South can expect heavy thunderstorms and possibly a few tornadoes. "It's going to be a wild ride,"... More »

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weather • travel • storm • air travel • winter travel • holiday travel • snow • snowstorm • winter weather

 Woman Survives 
 3 Days Buried 
 in Snowbank 

Rescuers stunned by Canadian's survival feat

Dec 24, 08 2:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The family and friends of a Canadian woman missing for three days in a winter snowstorm are hailing her survival as a Christmas miracle, the National Post reports. Police believe the woman, 55, became disoriented after going for a walk in heavy snow near her Ontario home. A rescue dog... More »

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Canada • frostbite • rescue dogs • blizzard • snow • snowstorm • Ontario

Rare Snow Blankets
Vegas Strip

Schoolkids get first snow day in 30 years
as traffic snarls

Dec 18, 08 4:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The heaviest snowfall in nearly 30 years has left the Vegas Strip looking like a winter wonderland, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Local schoolkids are getting their first snow day since 1979. Traffic is snarled across the city as the weather stuns snow-novice drivers, and strands hundreds of tourists in... More »

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weather • Las Vegas • Nevada • snow • snowstorm • Las Vegas Strip

Warmer Northeast Sees Fewer Snow Days 

Seasonal temperatures are rising .8 degree per decade, 40-year survey shows

Dec 11, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Winter in the northeastern US is less white than it used be, with rising temperatures and less annual snowfall, the Boston Globe reports. From New Jersey to Maine, seasonal thermometers are climbing nearly 1 degree Fahrenheit per decade, say researchers, who analyzed 40 years of climate data. That means 14... More »

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climate change • Northeast • global warming • snow • winter weather

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