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Snow Hammers Mid-Atlantic U.S. Again

Posted: 02/10/10 8:54AM
Filed Under: Environment, Top News, World, Deadly Weather

WASHINGTON - Blizzard warnings spanned the Mid-Atlantic early Wednesday as the second major snowstorm in less than a week barreled into the region, leaving more than 10 inches (25 centimetres) of new snow in northern Maryland before dawn and threatening a similar whiteout for New York City.

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Snow Paralyzing Washington, D.C.

Filed Under: Environment, Top News, World, Deadly Weather

Road crews are struggling to clear roads in Washington D.C., where a storm described by the U.S. National Weather Service as "extremely dangerous" is expected to set records.

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A worker clears snow from the sidewalk next to the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro entrance in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, in Washington.

AP Photo/Nick Wass

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Footsteps in the snow lead from the historic monument of Stonehenge on January 9 2010, in Wiltshire, England. The UNESCO world heritage site and one the UK's most popular tourist destinations has been closed due to the ice and snow on the approach paths and footways. Britain is continuing to be gripped by the Arctic weather and forecasters are predicting more snow in the next 24hrs and that the cold spell could last for at least another week.

(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

A man clears snow off the pavement in the High Street of Hartley Wintney, in Hampshire, 40 miles west of London, on January 6, 2010. Britain's longest spell of bad winter weather in decades caused chaos for travellers Wednesday as snow and ice hit airports and roads, while bitterly cold temperatures cloaked much of Europe. Millions of people in London and the south-east of England woke up to heavy snow after storms spread overnight from Scotland and the north of England, where they have caused problems for days.

Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images

Narrow boats moored up and unable to move due to ice at the historical village of Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire after much of Britain received another blanket of snow on January 6, 2010 in Northampton, United Kingdom. The MET Office has put in place severe weather warnings for much of Britain today as heavy snowfall sweeps across southern counties from Scotland and the north of England. It is predicted that the freezing conditions will bring Britain's heaviest snowfall for 23 years with some areas of southern England estimated to receive up to 40cm of snow.

(Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Motorists battle the elements in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 as a severe winter storm hits the Maritime provinces. Snow, freezing rain and high winds are creating havoc with air, marine and road transportation with forecasts of up to 50 centimetres of snow in parts of New Brunswick.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

A man walks down a road during a snowstorm in Minto, N.B. Sunday, January 3, 2010. Environment Canada continues to issue a number of weather warnings for most of Atlantic Canada as heavy snowfall continues to blanket the region.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

A man walks along a wharf on Grand Lake in Newcastle Creek, N.B., Sunday, January 3, 2010. Environment Canada continues to issue a number of weather warnings for most of Atlantic Canada as heavy snowfall continues to blanket the region.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

An employee from NB Power stands near displaced cottages in Upper Cape near Port Elgin, N.B. on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. A hugh storm surge, driven by high winds, crashed in off the Gulf of St. Lawrence flooding homes, business and lifting cottages off their foundations.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Earth covers homes in Ilha Grande, an island off the city of Angra dos Reis near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. A rain-soaked hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale lodge after New Year celebrations, killing at least 15 people, according to Brazilian authorities.

AP

An aerial view of the flooding in Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley, where more drenching rains are predicted.

CBC

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, a man carries his belongings salvaged from his car trapped under collapsed building caused by heavy snow at a second-hand auto market in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province. Heavy snow and blizzards wiped north China, caused several death and hundreds of injuries, State media reported.

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Europe Hit With More Blizzards, Bitter Cold

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More snow and bitterly cold winds were in the forecast for several European countries Saturday.

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Footsteps in the snow lead from the historic monument of Stonehenge on January 9 2010, in Wiltshire, England. The UNESCO world heritage site and one the UK's most popular tourist destinations has been closed due to the ice and snow on the approach paths and footways. Britain is continuing to be gripped by the Arctic weather and forecasters are predicting more snow in the next 24hrs and that the cold spell could last for at least another week.

(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

AP

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Footsteps in the snow lead from the historic monument of Stonehenge on January 9 2010, in Wiltshire, England. The UNESCO world heritage site and one the UK's most popular tourist destinations has been closed due to the ice and snow on the approach paths and footways. Britain is continuing to be gripped by the Arctic weather and forecasters are predicting more snow in the next 24hrs and that the cold spell could last for at least another week.

(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

A man clears snow off the pavement in the High Street of Hartley Wintney, in Hampshire, 40 miles west of London, on January 6, 2010. Britain's longest spell of bad winter weather in decades caused chaos for travellers Wednesday as snow and ice hit airports and roads, while bitterly cold temperatures cloaked much of Europe. Millions of people in London and the south-east of England woke up to heavy snow after storms spread overnight from Scotland and the north of England, where they have caused problems for days.

Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images

Narrow boats moored up and unable to move due to ice at the historical village of Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire after much of Britain received another blanket of snow on January 6, 2010 in Northampton, United Kingdom. The MET Office has put in place severe weather warnings for much of Britain today as heavy snowfall sweeps across southern counties from Scotland and the north of England. It is predicted that the freezing conditions will bring Britain's heaviest snowfall for 23 years with some areas of southern England estimated to receive up to 40cm of snow.

(Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Motorists battle the elements in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 as a severe winter storm hits the Maritime provinces. Snow, freezing rain and high winds are creating havoc with air, marine and road transportation with forecasts of up to 50 centimetres of snow in parts of New Brunswick.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

A man walks down a road during a snowstorm in Minto, N.B. Sunday, January 3, 2010. Environment Canada continues to issue a number of weather warnings for most of Atlantic Canada as heavy snowfall continues to blanket the region.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

A man walks along a wharf on Grand Lake in Newcastle Creek, N.B., Sunday, January 3, 2010. Environment Canada continues to issue a number of weather warnings for most of Atlantic Canada as heavy snowfall continues to blanket the region.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

An employee from NB Power stands near displaced cottages in Upper Cape near Port Elgin, N.B. on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010. A hugh storm surge, driven by high winds, crashed in off the Gulf of St. Lawrence flooding homes, business and lifting cottages off their foundations.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Earth covers homes in Ilha Grande, an island off the city of Angra dos Reis near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. A rain-soaked hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale lodge after New Year celebrations, killing at least 15 people, according to Brazilian authorities.

AP

An aerial view of the flooding in Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley, where more drenching rains are predicted.

CBC

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, a man carries his belongings salvaged from his car trapped under collapsed building caused by heavy snow at a second-hand auto market in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province. Heavy snow and blizzards wiped north China, caused several death and hundreds of injuries, State media reported.

AP Photo

Britons Face Icy Conditions Following Storm

Filed Under: Top News, World, Deadly Weather

Britons faced icy road conditions and cold temperatures on Thursday following heavy snowfall that disrupted travel, stranded motorists and forced the closure of thousands of schools.

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Narrow boats moored up and unable to move due to ice at the historical village of Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire after much of Britain received another blanket of snow on January 6, 2010 in Northampton, United Kingdom. The MET Office has put in place severe weather warnings for much of Britain today as heavy snowfall sweeps across southern counties from Scotland and the north of England. It is predicted that the freezing conditions will bring Britain's heaviest snowfall for 23 years with some areas of southern England estimated to receive up to 40cm of snow.

(Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

AP

Deadly and Dangerous Weather

Earth covers homes in Ilha Grande, an island off the city of Angra dos Reis near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. A rain-soaked hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale lodge after New Year celebrations, killing at least 15 people, according to Brazilian authorities.

AP

An aerial view of the flooding in Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley, where more drenching rains are predicted.

CBC

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, a man carries his belongings salvaged from his car trapped under collapsed building caused by heavy snow at a second-hand auto market in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province. Heavy snow and blizzards wiped north China, caused several death and hundreds of injuries, State media reported.

AP Photo

A man walks along a beach eroded from large waves after Hurricane Ida passed nearby in Cancun, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Ida has grew into a hurricane Sunday for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Cuba and Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula before heading for the southern United States.

AP Photo/Israel Leal

This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, November 09, 2009 at 12:45 AM EST shows Hurricane Ida at about 340 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Low pressure in the western Gulf of Mexico kicks up showers and thunderstorms in eastern Texas and southern Louisiana. Meanwhile, a dry low pressure system moves into the Upper Midwest.

AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND

A man watches the waves crash in the resort area of Cancun, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Ida has grown into a hurricane for a second time as it moves over the Caribbean.

AP Photo/Israel Leal

Rescue workers walk along a flooded street in Verapaz, some 125 km east from San Salvador, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. According to authorities a massive slides killed at least 91 people throughout El Salvador Sunday and left about five dozen missing.

AP Photo/Edgar Romero

A police officer stands next to the bodies of victims of floodings in Verapaz, some 125 kms east of San Salvador, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Rescue crews dug through mud and rock slides Sunday looking for possible survivors from a massive wave of rain-fueled flood damage that authorities said killed 91 people throughout El Salvador and left about five dozen missing.

AP Photo/Edgar Romero

The first of a series of tsunami waves approaches the shore at the Ulimasao Marist Center in Vailoa in Samoa Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. The photo was taken by Matthew Putt, one of a group of students from Sacred Heart College in Auckland New Zealand, who were on a school trip to Samoa. The series of waves flooded and damaged the center, but no one was injured. A powerful quake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people back out to sea while leaving scores dead and dozens missing.

AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Matthew Putt

Tsunami damage outside Apia in Samoa on Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. A powerful quake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga flattening villages and sweeping cars and people back out to sea while leaving more than 100 dead and dozens missing.

AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Brett Phibbs

Two Dead After Huge Winter Storm Buries Maritimes

Posted: 01/04/10 10:01AM
Filed Under: Canada, Environment, Deadly Weather

A winter storm pummeled the Maritimes over the weekend, claiming the lives of at least two people. A man is believed to have succumbed to carbon monoxide fumes Sunday from a generator used for heat during a power outage and a woman from P.E.I. died after being struck in a parking lot by a snow-removal vehicle.

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Motorists battle the elements in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 as a severe winter storm hits the Maritime provinces. Snow, freezing rain and high winds are creating havoc with air, marine and road transportation with forecasts of up to 50 centimetres of snow in parts of New Brunswick.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

AP

Deadly and Dangerous Weather

Earth covers homes in Ilha Grande, an island off the city of Angra dos Reis near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. A rain-soaked hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale lodge after New Year celebrations, killing at least 15 people, according to Brazilian authorities.

AP

An aerial view of the flooding in Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley, where more drenching rains are predicted.

CBC

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, a man carries his belongings salvaged from his car trapped under collapsed building caused by heavy snow at a second-hand auto market in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province. Heavy snow and blizzards wiped north China, caused several death and hundreds of injuries, State media reported.

AP Photo

A man walks along a beach eroded from large waves after Hurricane Ida passed nearby in Cancun, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Ida has grew into a hurricane Sunday for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Cuba and Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula before heading for the southern United States.

AP Photo/Israel Leal

This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, November 09, 2009 at 12:45 AM EST shows Hurricane Ida at about 340 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Low pressure in the western Gulf of Mexico kicks up showers and thunderstorms in eastern Texas and southern Louisiana. Meanwhile, a dry low pressure system moves into the Upper Midwest.

AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND

A man watches the waves crash in the resort area of Cancun, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Ida has grown into a hurricane for a second time as it moves over the Caribbean.

AP Photo/Israel Leal

Rescue workers walk along a flooded street in Verapaz, some 125 km east from San Salvador, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. According to authorities a massive slides killed at least 91 people throughout El Salvador Sunday and left about five dozen missing.

AP Photo/Edgar Romero

A police officer stands next to the bodies of victims of floodings in Verapaz, some 125 kms east of San Salvador, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Rescue crews dug through mud and rock slides Sunday looking for possible survivors from a massive wave of rain-fueled flood damage that authorities said killed 91 people throughout El Salvador and left about five dozen missing.

AP Photo/Edgar Romero

The first of a series of tsunami waves approaches the shore at the Ulimasao Marist Center in Vailoa in Samoa Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. The photo was taken by Matthew Putt, one of a group of students from Sacred Heart College in Auckland New Zealand, who were on a school trip to Samoa. The series of waves flooded and damaged the center, but no one was injured. A powerful quake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people back out to sea while leaving scores dead and dozens missing.

AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Matthew Putt

Tsunami damage outside Apia in Samoa on Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. A powerful quake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga flattening villages and sweeping cars and people back out to sea while leaving more than 100 dead and dozens missing.

AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Brett Phibbs

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Mudslide Kills 19 People in Brazil Resort

Posted: 01/02/10 8:13AM
Filed Under: Top News, World, Deadly Weather, News That Stunned Us

ANGRA DOS REIS, Brazil (AP) — A rain-soaked slab of hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale waterfront lodge after New Year celebrations on an island resort in this city near Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 19 people, authorities said. Another mudslide elsewhere in the city killed 11.

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Earth covers homes in Ilha Grande, an island off the city of Angra dos Reis near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. A rain-soaked hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale lodge after New Year celebrations, killing at least 15 people, according to Brazilian authorities.

AP

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Earth covers homes in Ilha Grande, an island off the city of Angra dos Reis near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. A rain-soaked hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale lodge after New Year celebrations, killing at least 15 people, according to Brazilian authorities.

AP

An aerial view of the flooding in Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley, where more drenching rains are predicted.

CBC

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, a man carries his belongings salvaged from his car trapped under collapsed building caused by heavy snow at a second-hand auto market in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province. Heavy snow and blizzards wiped north China, caused several death and hundreds of injuries, State media reported.

AP Photo

A man walks along a beach eroded from large waves after Hurricane Ida passed nearby in Cancun, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Ida has grew into a hurricane Sunday for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Cuba and Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula before heading for the southern United States.

AP Photo/Israel Leal

This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, November 09, 2009 at 12:45 AM EST shows Hurricane Ida at about 340 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Low pressure in the western Gulf of Mexico kicks up showers and thunderstorms in eastern Texas and southern Louisiana. Meanwhile, a dry low pressure system moves into the Upper Midwest.

AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND

A man watches the waves crash in the resort area of Cancun, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Ida has grown into a hurricane for a second time as it moves over the Caribbean.

AP Photo/Israel Leal

Rescue workers walk along a flooded street in Verapaz, some 125 km east from San Salvador, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. According to authorities a massive slides killed at least 91 people throughout El Salvador Sunday and left about five dozen missing.

AP Photo/Edgar Romero

A police officer stands next to the bodies of victims of floodings in Verapaz, some 125 kms east of San Salvador, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Rescue crews dug through mud and rock slides Sunday looking for possible survivors from a massive wave of rain-fueled flood damage that authorities said killed 91 people throughout El Salvador and left about five dozen missing.

AP Photo/Edgar Romero

The first of a series of tsunami waves approaches the shore at the Ulimasao Marist Center in Vailoa in Samoa Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. The photo was taken by Matthew Putt, one of a group of students from Sacred Heart College in Auckland New Zealand, who were on a school trip to Samoa. The series of waves flooded and damaged the center, but no one was injured. A powerful quake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and sweeping cars and people back out to sea while leaving scores dead and dozens missing.

AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Matthew Putt

Tsunami damage outside Apia in Samoa on Wednesday Sept. 30, 2009. A powerful quake in the South Pacific hurled massive tsunami waves at the shores of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga flattening villages and sweeping cars and people back out to sea while leaving more than 100 dead and dozens missing.

AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Brett Phibbs

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