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02/04/2012 01:54 PM
5.7 quake recorded off BC, no tsunami (AP)
AP - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded about 105 miles west of Ucluelet off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

02/04/2012 11:52 AM
Rome struggles with more snow; govt shovels issued (AP)

Tourists walk past the snow covered Circus Maximus in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years. Authorities stopped visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors. (AP Photo/Fabio Polimeni)AP - Romans bewildered by their city's first big snowfall in 26 years used government-issued shovels to clear sidewalks, and kitchen utensils to clear windshields Saturday.




02/04/2012 11:40 AM
Heavy snow traps many people in Bosnia (AP)
AP - Bosnia's government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow, and hundreds of people remained trapped in their homes and vehicles throughout the country.

02/04/2012 10:56 AM
European chill moves west, 122 die in Ukraine (Reuters)
Reuters - Bitterly cold weather that has claimed hundreds of lives in eastern Europe swept westwards over the continent on Saturday, blanketing Rome's Colosseum with snow for the first time in three decades and disrupting air and rail traffic.

02/04/2012 10:43 AM
Major snowstorm barrels down on Central Plains (Reuters)
Reuters - A major winter storm that dumped two feet of snow on the Denver area marched eastward on Saturday, buffeting the Central Plains with heavy snowfall and wind gusts of 25 miles per hour.

02/04/2012 04:57 AM
Heathrow Airport cancels flights ahead of snow (AP)
AP - The owner of Heathrow Airport says it has canceled 30 percent of flights for Sunday amid forecasts for snow and severe weather in London.

02/04/2012 04:03 AM
The nation's weather (AP)
AP - Weather Underground Forecast for Saturday, Feb. 04, 2012.

02/04/2012 01:27 AM
Afghan officials try to open Kabul airport (AP)

An Afghan vendor waits for customers during a snowstorm, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)AP - Afghan officials say they are hopeful that the country's largest airport will reopen after being closed due to heavy snowfall.




02/03/2012 03:53 PM
Romania rescues children as Europe's freeze deepens (Reuters)

A woman is seen through a frosted tram window in central Sofia February 1, 2012. Cold weather raised Bulgaria's power consumption to a record-high 7,300 megawatts per hour on Tuesday evening, power grid operator data showed on Wednesday. The Balkan country's temperatures remain at minus 15-20 degrees Celsius during the day and minus 20-29 degrees at night for a third day and the grid operator expects increased power consumption until Saturday. REUTERS/Stoyan NenovReuters - Nine Romanian children were taken into care after a baby died in an unheated house, joining at least 189 others killed by a Siberian front which strengthened its hold over Eastern Europe on Friday and spread further west.




02/04/2012 02:15 PM
Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado (AP)

Rhonda Johnstone wipes out while snowboarding with her friends dogs Sake and Lola as a snow storm hits the Denver metro area Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Lakewood, Colo. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming, western Kansas and western Nebraska. The storm stretched as far south as New Mexico, where Department of Transportation reported difficult driving conditions on several state highways because of the winter weather, leaving highways snow packed and icy. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)AP - A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous.




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02/03/2012 06:43 AM
UK minister quits Cabinet to fight criminal charge (AP)

FILE - This Wednesday, May, 12, 2010 file photo shows Britain's Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne wave for photographers as he arrives at the official residence of Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in London. England's chief prosecutor said Friday Feb. 3, 2012, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne, a leading Cabinet minister, has been charged with attempting to dodge a speeding penalty, casting his political career into doubt. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori, File)AP - British leader David Cameron made a third unwanted shake up of his government since 2010 on Friday after Cabinet minister Chris Huhne quit as prosecutors charged him over an alleged attempt to pin a speeding penalty on his ex-wife.




02/02/2012 01:08 PM
Storm over climate change among weather forecasters (Reuters)
Reuters - You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

01/31/2012 11:34 AM
What Caused the Texas Drought -- Global Warming or La Nina? (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - The drought that still afflicts Texas has given rise to another controversy over the theory of global warming. Two eminent scientists have looked at the same data and have come to sharply different conclusions.

01/27/2012 03:27 AM
"Monster" rules Nepal village on climate frontline (Reuters)
Reuters - Looking at the swirling grey waters of the Bhote Koshi River, Ratna Kaji remembers when it turned into a "monster," leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.

01/26/2012 05:47 AM
Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change (AP)

Newly-appointed Energy Secretary Ed Davey speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the Department of Energy and Climate Change in London February 3, 2012. Employment minister Ed Davey was appointed on Friday as Energy and Climate Change Secretary to replace Chris Huhne who has resigned following news he is to be charged over allegations he tried to cover up a speeding offence. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS ENERGY SOCIETY)AP - Coastlines, working patterns, and even the country's most famous meal are under threat from climate change, Britain said Thursday in its first-ever national assessment of the likely risks.




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02/04/2012 03:14 PM
Current Weather Conditions Across The 48 Contiguous United States
Some rain in Southeast and south Texas Sunday. For more details...

03/10/2009 10:44 AM
Your National Forecast Summary
Midwest - However, due to the intense nature of the surface low it will continue to impact the region with strong winds, ... South - A cold front will push into the region by Wednesday morning with much of the rain unlikely to push east ... Northeast - The lone exceptions will be portions of New England and Upstate New York where a wintry mix of freezing rain, ... West - The lone exception may be the Sierra Nevada where some rain or snow showers will be possible with an upper-level ... For more details...

02/04/2012 03:14 PM
Video: Your 3-Day National Weather Forecast
Watch what the experts at The Weather Channel ® have to say about the weather trends in the United States for the next 3-days.

02/04/2012 03:14 PM
Severe Weather Alerts Across The Nation
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02/04/2012 03:14 PM
Airport Impact Map
A visual representation of possible weather-related delays at 24 major airports across the United States including Chicago's O'Hare, Boston's Logan, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, Dallas/Fort Worth Int', and Los Angeles Int'l. For more details...