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Why South's winter storm was so destructive
2014-02-14 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: A treacherous winter storm that is sweeping across the southeastern United States has dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain over a region stretching from the Texas Gulf Coast to the Carolinas. As the storm moves into the Northeast, the icy blast is leaving a trail of destruction, with downed trees and power lines leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power in parts of Georgia and South Carolina. As of Feb. 13, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported about an inch of ice accumulation...
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U.K. probes whether strange, wet winter is part of a changing climate
2014-02-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: As Great Britain finds itself in the clutches of an extreme weather event, its scientists are inching closer to attributing this winter's unusual spate of floods and storms to climate change. As usual, however, they are moving cautiously. "In terms of the storms and floods of winter 2013/2014, it is not possible, yet, to give a definitive answer on whether climate change has been a contributor or not," concluded the United Kingdom's Met Office in a lengthy report published this week. But the...
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Never-ending winter? Nah, January in US was average
2014-02-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: It might seem like the East Coast has endured a never-ending winter, but that was hardly the case for the Lower 48 in January. According to new data released Thursday by the National Climatic Data Center, the nation was extremely dry and only slightly cooler than average for the first month of 2014. The average temperature of the U.S. was just 0.07°F below the 1981-2010 average according to NCDC. That makes it the 52nd-coldest winter since recordkeeping began 120 years ago. While recent cold...
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Wild Winter Weather Rages But Not in Sochi
2014-02-14 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Once again, the eastern United States has been pummeled by a winter storm that's dumped massive amounts of snow on sidewalks and roadways, many of which are still icy from the last snowstorm. Government offices in Washington, D.C., were shuttered, as the region was blanketed by almost a foot (30 centimeters) of snow. Boston is enduring heavy snow combined with wind gusts of up to 40 mph (64 km/h), and ice-covered roadways throughout the Carolinas were littered with abandoned cars. Revelers...
US: Winter weather hit January retail sales
2014-02-14 11:57:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US retail sales fell in January, as consumers eased off post-holiday shopping and spending during the beginning of the year, due in part to severe winter weather.
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