Deadly and Dangerous Weather

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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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