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How does snow affect the amount of water in rivers
May 22, 2014 (SPX)
New research has shown for the first time that the amount of water flowing through rivers in snow-affected regions depends significantly on how much of the prec...
Three US navy planes crushed in Japan snow
May 07, 2014 (AFP)
At least three US Navy P-3 Orion surveillance planes were crushed "beyond repair" when unusually heavy snowfall swept across Japan in February, a US military da...
Warm North Atlantic Ocean promotes extreme winters in US and Europe
Apr 04, 2014 (SPX)
The extreme cold weather observed across Europe and the east coast of the US in recent winters could be partly down to natural, long-term variations in sea surf...
Surprise snowstorm traps thousands of Iranians
Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)
Thousands of travellers, many of them visiting family during the Iranian new year holidays, have been rescued after being trapped by unexpected snowstorms in no...
Blizzard warning issued for Canada's Atlantic coast
Mar 26, 2014 (AFP)
Canada's Atlantic seaboard braced Wednesday for a spring blizzard, closing schools, government offices and businesses, and cancelling flights in anticipation of...
Winter takes a parting shot at US northeast
Mar 17, 2014 (AFP)
The unusually grim winter in the US northeast showed no sign of relenting Monday, after Washington DC and nearby states were blanketed by some of the heaviest s...
Snowstorm paralyzes eastern Canada
Mar 13, 2014 (AFP)
A snowstorm paralyzed eastern Canada on Thursday, causing highway car pileups, flight cancellations and school closures. As much as 40 centimeters (16 inches) o...
Deep freeze in northeast US spells joy for ice boaters
Mar 12, 2014 (AFP)
Sporting a top hat, his eyes twinkling with excitement, Brett Kolfrat surveys a wide stretch of New York's frozen Hudson River. The extremely cold winter in the...
Avalanches kill six in Indian Kashmir
Mar 12, 2014 (AFP)
Avalanches triggered by unusually heavy snowfall killed at least six people in Indian Kashmir, as flimsy buildings caved in across the Himalayan valley, police ...
More winter misery as massive storm wallops Washington
Mar 03, 2014 (AFP)
Another huge winter storm walloped Washington and surrounding areas on Monday, shutting schools and the federal government, snarling air traffic and blanketing ...
Snowstorm leaves 19 dead, causes transport chaos in Japan
Feb 17, 2014 (AFP)
A severe snowstorm sweeping across Japan has killed 19 people and left more than 1,600 injured, media and officials said Monday, as the extreme weather sparked ...
Jet stream shift 'could prompt harsher winters'
Feb 16, 2014 (AFP)
A warmer Arctic could permanently affect the pattern of the high-altitude polar jet stream, resulting in longer and colder winters over North America and northe...
Hundreds of cars stuck in snow-hit Japan
Feb 16, 2014 (AFP)
Hundreds of cars are stuck on a hillside trunk road in Japan after it was hit by a snowstorm which is now heading north, officials said Sunday. The snowstorm ki...
Snowstorm brings drudgery and tragedy to US east
Feb 13, 2014 (AFP)
A deadly winter storm swept the eastern United States on Thursday spelling drudgery for millions and tragedy for a few, including an expectant mother killed by ...
Treacherous new storm targets snow-weary US
Feb 12, 2014 (AFP)
The eastern US, in the grips of one of the most brutal winters in recent memory, braced Wednesday for what forecasters warned could be the worst broadside yet -...
US braces for another crippling winter storm
Feb 11, 2014 (AFP)
Grocery shelves were emptied Tuesday as the United States braced for another crippling winter storm that threatened to dump heavy snow and freezing rain from Te...
11 dead, 1,200 injured as heavy snow hits Japan: reports
Feb 09, 2014 (AFP)
The heaviest snow in decades in Tokyo and other areas of Japan has left at least 11 dead and more than 1,200 injured across the country, reports said Sunday. As...
Winter storm cancels flights in US northeast
Feb 05, 2014 (AFP)
Treacherous snow and freezing rain struck the northeastern United States Wednesday, disrupting thousands of flights and causing traffic chaos for millions. More...
Heaviest snowstorm in 50 years blankets northern Iran
Feb 03, 2014 (AFP)
The heaviest snowstorm in five decades has blanketed provinces in northern Iran, cutting power supplies and trapping villagers, Iranian media reported Monday. T...
Snow blocks more than 1,000 people on Serbian road
Feb 01, 2014 (AFP)
More than 1,000 people were rescued by the army and emergency services on Saturday after being stranded in snow on a road linking Serbia and Hungary for some 15...
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