 UN panel ties some weather extremes to warming
 28.03.2012 23:31  24235512 views  0 comments
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Warming has led to changes in climate extremes such as heat waves, record high temperatures and, in many regions, heavy precipitation since 1950, the U.N. climate panel warns. Read more »
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6,500 families might have to flee Colo. fire
27.03.2012 21:20 25950233 views 0 comments
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Residents of 6,500 homes were told to be ready to evacuate as a fire that's already killed two people and destroyed at least 16 homes continued to spread. Read more »
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Farmers checking plants after overnight cold blast
27.03.2012 20:02 25091135 views 0 comments
Farmers in the Northeast are checking their orchards and vineyards for damage after a blast of cold air dropped temperatures overnight into the low 20s and even the teens in some places. Read more »
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Weatherproof coat doubles as sleeping bag for homeless
26.03.2012 17:07 25032990 views 0 comments
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 One young designer is using her talents for what lies far beyond Fashion Week: the real world. Veronika Scott, 22, created the "MWPR" coat, which doubles as a sleeping bag for Detroit’s struggling homeless population.
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Hailstone declared largest on record to hit Hawaii
25.03.2012 15:25 29442261 views 0 comments
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 At 4.25 inches long, 2.25 inches tall and 2 inches wide, a hailstone that fell on Oahu this month has been declared the largest ever to fall on Hawaii.
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6,000 weather records broken in March
25.03.2012 14:40 29554334 views 0 comments
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 We've seen an amazing, historic run of record warmth in March 2012.
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One dead in Ill. as tornadoes roar across Ohio Valley
23.03.2012 21:28 29676987 views 0 comments
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 A woman was killed Friday when her mobile home rolled over during a severe storm in southern Illinois, authorities said. Jefferson County, Ill.
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2011 global temperatures near record
23.03.2012 15:43 28930487 views 0 comments
Human activity kept global temperatures close to a record high in 2011 despite the cooling influence of a powerful La Nina weather pattern, the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday. Read more »
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Soaring into the 80s, warm weather breaks thousands of records
23.03.2012 3:44 29377815 views 0 comments
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 In a typical March, weather.com reports, you may be teased with one, maybe two nice days before being hit with the cold reality of winter.
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Texas' 2011 drought costliest in state history
22.03.2012 13:52 29389632 views 0 comments
 Texas agriculture producers lost $7.62 billion to the state's 2011 drought, which experts said makes it the costliest drought in the state's history and possibly the most expensive drought ever suffered by any state.
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Warmth in northern US stoking fire concerns
21.03.2012 20:00 29501500 views 0 comments
The unseasonably warm weather giving many U.S. residents an early taste of summer has raised the danger of wildfires in some northern parts of the country where such fires are unusual, officials warned on Wednesday. Read more »
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Tornado alerts follow flooding in central US
21.03.2012 15:52 29243998 views 0 comments
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A storm system that dumped up to a foot of rain in parts of Louisiana, causing isolated flash flooding, is now threatening to spawn tornadoes there and in Mississippi. Read more »
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Spring delivers tornado, flooding to central US
20.03.2012 16:27 29010620 views 0 comments
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 Heavy rain, hail and at least one tornado struck the central U.S. overnight and the forecast on the first day of spring was for more of the same.
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Washington, D.C. marks 100 years of blossoms
20.03.2012 12:06 29119481 views 0 comments
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 This year's National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., kicking off Tuesday, is the centennial celebration and is expected to bring record-breaking numbers of tourists and revenue to the city.
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The scientific reasons for Earth’s seasons
19.03.2012 17:03 27437740 views 0 comments
 It’s time for a change of seasons — but what determines when winter ends and spring begins? Get the scientific reasons.
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Snow blankets northern Arizona -- one day before spring
19.03.2012 15:52 28198502 views 0 comments
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 Just a day before spring, snow continued to fall across parts of California, Arizona and New Mexico on Monday, causing traffic problems and school closures.
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Neb. tornadoes tear roofs off homes, flip tractor-trailer
19.03.2012 14:27 27892160 views 0 comments
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 Severe storms overnight in Nebraska, Texas and Ohio damaged homes and tossed rail cars as well as at least one tractor-trailer, and the threat continued Monday with a large part of the central U.S. on alert.
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Alaska's largest city eyes snow record
17.03.2012 22:16 26852336 views 0 comments
 A near-record snowfall this winter has buried Anchorage neighborhoods, turning streets into snow-walled canyons and even collapsing some roofs.
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4th straight record day of heat in Chicago
17.03.2012 21:55 27288609 views 0 comments
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You call this winter? Chicago sees a fourth day in a row of record-setting high temperatures, and forecasters say 90 major cities could see records for the day fall on Sunday. Read more »
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'Warming up mighty early' across parts of US
15.03.2012 20:34 25994665 views 0 comments
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 So now that March feels like May in much of the U.S., what's May going to feel like? The East Coast and South can expect above-normal temperatures, federal forecasters announced Thursday.
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