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Climate change to reduce Mt. Hood snow
2013-02-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Portland Tribune: Enjoy Mount Hood skiing and snowboarding while you can -- your children and grandchildren may not get the same chance. Oregon's winter tourism industry is imperiled by climate change and diminishing snowfall patterns, according to a recent study. It could be that within 50 years, only the upper ski areas of Mt. Hood will be available for snow sports, says Angus Duncan, chairman of the Oregon Global Warming Commission. "If you look at some of the time-series photos of the glaciers on Mount Hood...
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Truck tire test a snow job?
2013-02-13 01:27:21| Trucking - Topix.net
A recent Transport Canada study tested several brands of low rolling resistance truck tires to assess their performance on packed snow.
Nemo Covers the Northeast with Record-breaking snow | craftsman style home
2013-02-13 01:08:36| The House Designers
Parts of New England and the Northeast battled record-setting snowdrifts this weekend after winter storm Nemo left as much as 3 feet of snow including The House Designers’ head architect’s private Long Island craftsman style home. Nemo put most of the major cities in the Northeast on lockdown for [...]
Snow falls in U.S. Plains but no drought buster
2013-02-12 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Crop-friendly snowfall and some showers were moving across the U.S. Southwest Plains on Tuesday which will help but not eliminate the harmful impact on wheat production from the worst drought in over 50 years, an agricultural meteorologist said. "It's beginning to snow in the Southwest Plains this morning and that will continue through the day leaving 2.00 to 6.00 inches there," said Don Keeney, meteorologist for MDA EarthSat Weather. Keeney said it would turn dry in the Plains the remainder...
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Awesome Antarctic research station can crawl out of the snow
2013-02-12 00:07:54| CNET News.com
Hydraulic legs and ski feet elevate the new Halley VI Antarctic research station above the ongoing accumulation of snow that has overcome so many other research stations before it. [Read more]
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