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NEWS ABOUT: winter weather

winter weather stories: 15 news summaries

 China Snowstorms Kill 38 

Heaviest snow in decades causes chaos in northern China

Nov 13, 09 4:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The heaviest snow in northern China in at least 60 years has killed at least 38 people and caused half a billion dollars in damage. At least two deaths were caused by building collapses, according to state media. The unusually early winter storms have caused chaos in Beijing and the... More »

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China • blizzard • snowstorm • winter weather

 Winter Likely 
 5-10% Colder 
 for East Coast 

Thank El Niño when those heating bills start rolling in

Oct 5, 09 7:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Pacific warming effect of El Niño could mean an unusually cold winter for the US East Coast, with temperatures as much as 10% below normal. “Historically when you have that El Niño on the weak side, it tends to correlate to colder weather in eastern North... More »

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Pacific Ocean • El Nino • cold • winter weather • weather forecaster

Storm Kills 19, Cuts Power
to 600K in South, Midwest

Winter bears down (again) on Northeast, trigger travel troubles, and worse

Jan 28, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A storm sweeping from the middle of the country into the Northeast today has left at least 19 dead and cut power to 600,000 people, the AP reports. In hard-hit states like Arkansas, where power companies warned service might not return for days, 3 inches of ice weighed down... More »

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Northeast • Arkansas • United States • Oklahoma • power outage • winter storm • ice storm • winter weather • East Coast • traffic fatalities

 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

 Tongue Twister: Cold Kid  
 Copies Christmas Story 

Temperatures hit 30 below across northeast

Jan 15, 09 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - With much of the US in a deep freeze, life imitated a holiday classic for a boy who froze his tongue to a metal pole on a dare, the Times of Northwest Indiana reports. “You’d think everybody in the country had seen A Christmas Story by now,”... More »

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weather • severe weather • temperature • freezing temperatures • winter • winter weather • A Christmas Story

 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


 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

 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

 Winter Chills Green Energy 

Renewable energy industry works to deal with seasonal variations

Dec 26, 08 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Winter weather is cooling newfound enthusiasm for renewable energy, the New York Times reports. Solar panels get snowed up or suffer from lack of sunlight on short winter days, and biodiesel sometimes congeals in cold weather. Wintry weather is a plus for wind power, but turbines can get iced up... More »

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alternative energy • biodiesel • green energy • renewable energy • solar power • winter • wind power • winter weather

 Blizzards, 
 Big Freeze 
 Sock North 

Travel frozen as region steels for more cold

Dec 22, 08 4:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Much of the northern US was buried in snow yesterday, just in time for more cold weather coast-to-coast, CNN reports. Inclement conditions have left thousands without power, wreaked havoc on road and air travel just before the holidays, and caused at least one death when a Massachusetts man was crushed... More »

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weather • severe weather • storm • holiday travel • snowstorm • winter weather

 Wintry Mix Brings Misery 
 to Midwest, Northeast 

Storm dumping snow, sleet, rain; roads and schools close

Dec 19, 08 9:15 AM CST
(AP) - A major winter storm is cutting a broad swath across the Midwest, snarling traffic and cutting power to thousands of households as it heads to the and Northeast. Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain should continue through midmorning in Illinois and Indiana. Authorities are pleading with the public to stay... More »

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severe weather • power outage • snowstorm • National Weather Service • sleet • freezing rain • winter weather

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

De-icer Shortage May Mean More Flight Delays

De-icer shortage could make things slippery for airports in storms

Dec 5, 08 11:22 AM CST
(Newser) - If your flight leaves late this winter, consider blaming Canada. A mineworkers' strike there has led to a shortage of a key chemical used to de-ice runways. Airports plan to use other chemicals instead, but that will take a toll on both budgets and the environment, reports USA Today. More »

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chemicals • runway • flights • airport • ice • winter travel • winter weather

 New Yorkers
 Bolt for Warmer,
 Cheaper Atlanta 

The city's cheap housing and warm climate attracts northerners

Jul 13, 08 7:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Yorkers are flocking to the southern climes and cheaper housing of Atlanta, but encountering a range of culture shocks, the New York Sun reports. About 40,000 yanks moved to Atlanta between 2000 and 2005, drawn partly by a booming job market, and now some wonder how to move... More »

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real estate • Atlanta • New York • Georgia • lifestyle • job market • winter weather • South

Weather Slams Continental US

Storm hits Midwest, Northeast hard

Feb 11, 08 9:40 AM CST
(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... More »

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blizzard • winter • snow • sleet • freezing rain • winter weather

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