 UN warns about flood risk in Eastern Europe
 21.02.2012 16:29  0 views  0 comments
 The United Nations is warning that Eastern European countries along the Danube could face flooding as the iced-over waterway thaws following a record-breaking cold snap.
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Southern snowstorm leaves icy roads, power outages
20.02.2012 23:09 0 views 0 comments
 A day after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on a handful of southern states, crews worked Monday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers as police responded to dozens of accidents on slippery roads.
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Storm dumps snow on South, knocks out power
20.02.2012 14:30 0 views 0 comments
A winter storm dumped several inches of snow across parts of the South, causing power outages, slippery roads and numerous accidents. Read more »
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Avalanche survivor: It was like a 'washing machine'
20.02.2012 13:36 0 views 0 comments
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Three men died in an avalanche in an out-of-bounds area near a popular Washington state ski resort on Sunday, authorities said. Several other skiers who had initially been reported missing were later accounted for. Read more »
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Texas mom, pilot killed in Colo. plane crash
20.02.2012 10:08 0 views 0 comments
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A Texas mother and a pilot were killed after a private plane crashed in a snowstorm near the Colorado ski resort town of Steamboat Springs on Sunday, according to police and media reports. Read more »
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Rain can't stop Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans
19.02.2012 6:15 0 views 0 comments
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 Heavy rains dampened but couldn't stop Mardi Gras festivities Saturday in New Orleans.
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NWS: Storm to bring snow to parts of South
19.02.2012 4:20 0 views 0 comments
Forecasters say wintry weather will be bringing snow to parts of the Southeast this holiday weekend after what has so far been a mild season. Read more »
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Climate change killing mighty Alaska trees
18.02.2012 20:09 0 views 0 comments
 U.S. Forest Service researchers have confirmed what has long been suspected about a valuable tree in Alaska's Panhandle: climate warming is killing off yellow cedar.
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Levee fixes in Calif. lea to more building, risk
18.02.2012 19:38 0 views 0 comments
 When Jack Robertson walks his dog atop the earthen levee just blocks from his home, the San Joaquin River rushes past on one side and rows of tract houses unfold on the other.
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Dutch Prince in hospital after Austria ski avalanche
17.02.2012 17:21 0 views 0 comments
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An avalanche buried and seriously injured Prince Friso, the second son of Dutch Queen Beatrix, while he skied in Austria on Friday and he was rushed to hospital. Read more »
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Rains soothe southern US Plains drought
16.02.2012 18:53 0 views 0 comments
 Drought loosened its grip on the southern U.S. Plains over the past week after moderate to heavy rains across Texas and surrounding states, although rainfall totals over the past six months remained below normal, according to climate experts.
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Ukraine's death toll from cold spell reaches 151
16.02.2012 18:29 0 views 0 comments
 Health officials say 151 people have died in the Ukraine during Eastern Europe's record-breaking cold spell, with alcohol regularly a contributing factor.
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Leaked: a plan to teach climate change skepticism in schools
15.02.2012 16:40 0 views 0 comments
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Internal documents have been leaked from the Heartland Institute, a Chicago nonprofit think tank, showing its funding of leading scientific critics of global warming and a plan to teach climate change skepticism in schools. Read more »
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PhotoBlog: Romania digs out from 15 feet of snow
14.02.2012 19:18 0 views 0 comments
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 Romania, Moldova and Albania are digging out from over a dozen feet of snow that is challenging their electrical supply and putting its citizens in danger
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Cyclone Giovanna pummels Madagascar, kills one
14.02.2012 18:39 0 views 0 comments
A category four cyclone pummels Madagascar's eastern shores, causing power shutdowns in some major towns. Read more »
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Snow, ice coat the Balkans with unworldly beauty
14.02.2012 17:15 0 views 0 comments
 Snow as deep as 15 feet (4.5 meters) isolated areas in Romania, Moldova and Albania on Tuesday and turned a power plant in Kosovo into a park of dazzling ice sculptures.
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Emergency food flown into stranded European towns
13.02.2012 20:37 0 views 0 comments
 Military planes and police helicopters flew in tons of emergency food to snowbound villages and ships in the Balkans on Monday, after blizzards so fierce that some people had to cut tunnels through 15 feet of snow to get out of their homes.
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Wintry mix pelts south central US
12.02.2012 19:37 0 views 0 comments
The south central United States was pelted with a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain that threatened travel on Sunday, while frigid temperatures chilled the East Coast during what has been an unseasonably mild winter, forecasters said. Read more »
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9 die in Kosovo avalanche; child survives
12.02.2012 15:08 0 views 0 comments
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A five-year-old girl has been found alive in the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed at least nine people, including her parents, in a remote mountain village in southern Kosovo. Read more »
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Heavy snow in Italy cuts off villages
11.02.2012 22:49 0 views 0 comments
 Heavy snow fell across Italy on Saturday, blanketing the capital Rome, cutting off mountain villages and disrupting roads, railways and airports around the country.
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