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Debenhams shares fall on snow woes

2013-03-04 10:25:05| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Shares in department store Debenhams fall 10% after the firm said bad weather in January would dent its profits for the first half of 2013.

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More blizzards equals less snow - Lake Tahoe's future climate equation?

2013-03-04 04:02:02| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

TAHOE/TRUCKEE - Massive blizzards may become the norm for Tahoe, but don't get your powder boards out just yet - that doesn't necessarily mean more snow.

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Dusty Springs in Asia, Africa Can Increase Snow in Calif

2013-02-28 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: A dusty spring in Asia and Africa can increase snowfall thousands of miles away in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, according to a new study. The process begins when winds stir up tiny particles of dust, pollution, bacteria and heavy metals from the Taklimakan and Gobi deserts in Asia and the Sahara in northern Africa. In a matter of days, those particles -- known to scientists as aerosols -- travel halfway around the world, carried high above the Earth by the Jet Stream. When they run...

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21 inches of snow? Blizzard buries Kansas record

2013-02-26 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mother Nature Network: The blizzard that pounded the southern Plains states yesterday, Feb. 25, added to the dumping the area received just days ago and has broken the all-time monthly snowfall record for Wichita, Kan. Yesterday's storm dropped nearly 7 inches (17.8 centimeters) of snow on that city, bringing the monthly total to 21 inches (53 cm) the most snow the city has seen in any month since records have been kept, according to the National Weather Service. The snowfall also broke the city's record for February...

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