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A Year of Extreme Weather
It is a story repeated throughout the country January 5, 2009 The Reporter - Fond du Lac, WI Weather-weary residents in Fond du Lac greeted the New Year as if they'd spent 2008 waging a battle with Mother Nature. And that's closer to the truth than most would like to recall. From tornadoes to extreme cold and blizzards to a 100-year flood to drought conditions, Wisconsin was blasted with extreme weather, said Rusty Kapela, meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Although snowfall totals for each year aren't recorded until May, a quick run through the weather archives indicated Fond du Lac County received between 40 to 50 inches of snowfall in November and December, Kapela said. Greater amounts were seen in the northern portion of the county.. » read more
2008 Was the Year Man-Made Global Warming was Disproved
Looking back over my columns of the past 12 months, one of their major themes was neatly encapsulated by two recent items from The Daily Telegraph. Dec. 31, 2008 The first, on May 21, headed "Climate change threat to Alpine ski resorts" , reported that the entire Alpine "winter sports industry" could soon "grind to a halt for lack of snow". The second, on December 19, headed "The Alps have best snow conditions in a generation" , reported that this winter's Alpine snowfalls "look set to beat all records by New Year's Day". Easily one of the most important stories of 2008 has been all the evidence suggesting that this may be looked back on as the year when there was a turning point in the great worldwide panic over man-made global warming.. » read more
Top Ten US Weather Events of 2008
Dec. 29, 2008 **Meteorologist Robert Henson is a writer and editor at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, which operates the National Center for Atmospheric Research. He is the author of "The Rough Guide to Weather" (second edition, 2007) and "The Rough Guide to Climate Change" (second edition, 2008). (Robert Henson) To paraphrase Charles Dickens, 2008 was the calmest of times and the stormiest of times. In this article, we have recapped some of the highest impact U.. » read more
Storm Blankets West With Snow, Heads East; Blizzard Warning for SW Colorado
December 26, 2008 AP RENO, Nev. - While much of the nation got a reprieve from heavy snow and ice, another winter storm blanketed parts of the West, snarling holiday traffic and briefly darkening lights on Christmas trees before barreling eastward. Photo: Saul di Pompello digs out from between deep snow banks in front of his restaurant in Troutdale, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008.. » read more
Christmas Eve Storms Predicted for Midwest, West
More snow, ice vexes travelers in northern states December 24, 2008 By Michael Tarm AP Photo: Hundreds stuck as storms hit Midwest, West (Nathan Bilow / AP) CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of holiday travelers spent the night in the nation's second busiest airport and others faced delayed or canceled flights and highways choked by snow and ice as storms kept up their assault on northern states. Photo: People gather around the United ticket counter at Portland International Airport Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, in Portland, Ore. As of Monday morning, 124 arrivals and departures had been canceled at Portland International Airport, but some flights were getting out. About 200 people spent the night at the airport Saturday, 300 on Sunday.. » read more
As Christmas Nears, Winter Storms Make Going Rough
Dec. 23, 2008 (CNN) -- Airline schedules in the Pacific Northwest were returning to normal early Tuesday as thousands of travelers stranded by weekend winter storms tried to find seats to reach their destinations by Christmas. Mia Watson, 7, reads a book while she waits Monday at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. 1 of 2 var CNN_ArticleChanger = new CNN_imageChanger('cnnImgChngr','/2008/US/weather/12/23/winter.weather.. » read more
Winter's Here with a Vengeance
Dec. 22, 2008 CHICAGO - The weather was frightful from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore., on Monday, with last-minute holiday shoppers shivering and stranded travelers hoping for the best as Christmas rapidly approached. The little town of Eustis, Maine, got nearly 3 1/2 feet of snow. In Marysville, Wash.. » read more
Sin City Snow Storm
Dec. 16, 2008 Sub-zero temperatures hit many areas while snow blows through Las Vegas while spring-like weather warms New York, reports Dave Price. VIEW VIDEO AT: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ebss Oj7dxc&eurl=http://www.. » read more
Weather Channel Founder Files Class Action Suit Against Al Gore and Global Warming
Dec. 15, 2008 John Coleman, the founder of the Weather Channel, has filed a class action suit of which 30,000 scientists have signed on against Al Gore and the global warming "scam". Coleman's claim is simple. The charge by the Al Gore army stating so-called global warming is caused by you sinful polluters is a "lie". Furthermore, it is a "known" lie by Gore which means "Fraud".. » read more
U.S. Walloped By Extreme Arctic Blast, Record Low Temperatures
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