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November 2008
- Salt Deficit May Make This Scary
  
  Los Angeles Times | Nov 16, 08 5:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - City officials in the Midwest are struggling to prepare for another season of heavy snowfall as road salt supplies drop and prices surge, the Los Angeles Times reports. High demand and once-high gas charges have boosted salt prices, but the spike from $40 to $140 per ton seems exorbitant to some Illinois and Indiana politicos, who have demanded price-fixing probes. More »
- Emergency Declared in Plains Blizzard
  
  Sioux Falls Argus Leader | Nov 7, 08 3:19 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Schools were shut down and major highways closed, stranding some drivers for 24 hours, as South Dakota was buried by up to four feet of snow in the first major snowstorm of the season yesterday. "We can't see a thing in many areas where we're out searching for people," said one rescue manager. "It's very dangerous out there." More »
June 2008
- West Coast Freezes as East Coast Bakes
  
  NBC 9 Colorado | Jun 10, 08 1:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As the sun scorches the East Coast, the West is shivering from a brisk few weeks. Areas of Washington are expected to get up to 5 inches of snow, while Aspen, Colo., is re-opening its slopes. There's still an average of 3 feet of white stuff on Aspen Mountain's upper slopes, which will reopen June 13 to 15, leftover from winter's record snowfall. More »
March 2008
- Soaked Midwest Braces for More Rain, Snow
  
  Associated Press | Mar 22, 08 1:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Residents of the nation’s heartland are celebrating Easter weekend besieged by floods and snowstorms, which expected to keep hitting Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin, the AP reports. Forecasters predict up to 12 inches of snow for the Ohio Valley, while other areas remain soaked thanks to a foot of rain in just 36 hours, and more still to come. More »
- 2 Dead on Second Day of Ga. Storms
  
  CNN | Mar 15, 08 8:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Waves of thunderstorms clobbered the stunned city of Atlanta today, killing two and wounding at least four others, CNN reports. The storms leveled more than 20 homes and downed power lines, leaving 40,000 people—including 10,000 in Atlanta—without power in northern Georgia. Authorities are warning people to stay home as a storm watch continues overnight. More »
- Icy Roads? Beet Juice Just the Right Tonic
  
  Chicago Tribune | Mar 14, 08 6:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Road workers in the Chicago area are shaking up their winter ice-busting cocktail with an odd new mixer: beet juice. Sanitation officials are pleased with the combination, which reduces the necessary rock salt (harmful to plants and water supplies) by up to 30% and is effective at temperatures far lower than salt alone, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »
- Record Snow Staggers Ohio
  
  Associated Press | Mar 9, 08 6:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A determined winter storm buried Ohio and beyond in snow yesterday, dumping a record 20.4 inches on Columbus and about a foot each on Cincinnati and Cleveland. Authorities closed roads as blizzard-velocity wind whipped the fallen flakes into three-foot-high drifts and reduced visibility. "It's horrible out there," said a FedEx driver at a truck stop northeast of Columbus. "Trucks are just spinning. In my days of driving I've never seen anything like it." More »
February 2008
- Storm Snarls NE Flights
  
  Associated Press | Feb 22, 08 7:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A nasty winter storm swept across the country today, forcing major flight delays at New York City airports, closing schools from Ohio to Connecticut, and causing road accidents in Missouri that left 5 dead, the AP reports. Heavy snowfall in the New York metro area grounded 900 flights and led to delays of up to 5 hours. More »
- China's Party Officials to be Gauged on Performances in Snow Relief and Restoration Work
  
  Xinhua (China) | Feb 19, 08
  
  BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The performance of Party officials in China's snow disaster relief and restoration work will be scored and used as gauges for future promotion or dismissal of public posts, said a newly-issued circular.
- Snowstorm Wallops Greece
  
  Bloomberg | Feb 18, 08 9:02 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A freak snowstorm stranded as many as 200 Greek villages and halted hundreds of flights yesterday and today in Athens, reports Bloomberg. Power and water supply problems were reported across the country and civil defense authorities were on alert. Up to six inches of snow buried the Greek capital, a rare occurrence in the usually balmy town, and temperatures plunged below zero. More »
- Greek Snowstorm Shuts Schools, Cancels Flights
  
  Bloomberg | Feb 18, 08
  
  Hundreds of flights were canceled and schools across Greece shut down today after snow swept through the country over the weekend, blanketing the capital, Athens.
- Twisters Tear Through South
  
  Associated Press | Feb 17, 08 8:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A barrage of tornadoes ripped through the South today as cold rain and snow blanketed parts of the Midwest, the AP reports. Twisters left toppled power lines, shattered windows, and wrecked homes in Alabama and Florida, causing injuries but no fatalities. “You see it on TV," said a KFC employee who saw windows blown out. "You can’t imagine how it feels until it happens to you.” More »
- Weather Slams Continental US
  
  Associated Press | 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 scene."There were vehicles everywhere." In Wisconsin, authorities closed a stretch of highway near Madison. More »
- Snow-Stranded Couple Rescued After 12 Days
  
  CNN | Feb 7, 08 9:12 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A couple stranded for 12 days in a snowy Utah canyon was finally rescued yesterday as they hiked out wearing snowshoes fashioned from car seat cushions, reports CNN. Thomas and Tamitha Garner had taken a trip to photograph wild horses when their truck broke down. They wrote out a will for their 19-year-old daughter as they rationed out groceries and waited for help. More »
- Kashmir Snow, Cold Threaten Pashmina Goats
  
  BBC | Feb 6, 08 10:37 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The goats that provide the wool for those sought-after Pashmina shawls are in danger from heavy snow in Kashmir, the BBC reports. The goats' winter pastures are covered in snow and local officials have asked the Indian government to air drop goat fodder before the animals starve. Many thousands of the goats, whose wool is considering among the finest in the world, could be at risk of dying. More »
- Killer Storm Heads Northeast
  
  Associated Press | Feb 1, 08 12:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The massive snowstorm blowing across the US has blanketed much of the Midwest and is now taking aim at the Northeast, the AP reports. The storm has killed at least six, tangled traffic from Texas to the Great Lakes, and snarled flights at the crucial Chicago hub. "By no means should anyone take these conditions lightly," a city official told the Chicago Tribune. More »
- Vanishing Snow Threatens West
  
  Washington Post | Feb 1, 08 11:44 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Blame for a dramatic decrease in Western mountain snowpacks rests squarely on global warming, researchers said yesterday. Using computer models of 50 years' worth of data, scientists confirmed warming is turning snowfall into rain, melting the packs earlier and drying up more rivers by summer. The trend threatens to trigger a crisis in the West and Southwest, reports the Washington Post . More »
January 2008
- Storms Clobber Western US
  
  Associated Press | Jan 29, 08 1:55 PM CST

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Salt Deficit May Make This Scary

Emergency Declared in Plains Blizzard

West Coast Freezes as East Coast Bakes

Soaked Midwest Braces for More Rain, Snow

2 Dead on Second Day of Ga. Storms

Icy Roads? Beet Juice Just the Right Tonic

Record Snow Staggers Ohio

Storm Snarls NE Flights

China's Party Officials to be Gauged on Performances in Snow Relief and Restoration Work

Snowstorm Wallops Greece

Greek Snowstorm Shuts Schools, Cancels Flights

Twisters Tear Through South

Weather Slams Continental US

Snow-Stranded Couple Rescued After 12 Days

Kashmir Snow, Cold Threaten Pashmina Goats

Killer Storm Heads Northeast

Vanishing Snow Threatens West

Storms Clobber Western US