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Europe tries to shield homeless in deep freeze

Russia and Ukraine take extra precautions to protect homeless people during a brutal cold snap that has killed scores.Russia and Ukraine take extra precautions to protect homeless people during a brutal cold snap that has killed scores.


Major winter storm pummels Colorado, closing roads
A powerful winter storm moving across Colorado forced the state Department of Transportation to close portions of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25 on Friday.

What winter? That's question for most of US
Snow has been missing in action for much of the U.S. the last couple months. But it's not just snow. It's practically the season that's gone AWOL.

Minus 26.5 degrees: Thousands stranded in Europe

Wooden figurines transformed into sculptures of ice in Seegraeben, Switzerland, Thursday as arctic temperatures hit much of Central and Eastern Europe.At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities said Thursday, as the death toll from Eastern Europe's deep freeze rose to 114.


BMW PR stunt backfires with weather disaster
BMW apologized after a PR strategy to pay for the naming rights to a weather system backfired -- that system turned into the deep freeze that's claimed dozens of lives.

Dallas gets some relief from historic drought

Heavy rains on Jan. 25 helped ease drought conditions in Dallas but also caused flash flooding, like this swamped road. A woman was safely rescued from the vehicle.For millions of residents in the Dallas area, one of the most severe droughts in Texas history is no longer a concern — for now.


Groundhog wars: Rodents diverge on winter forecast

Groundhog Club handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 126th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Phil saw his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter weather. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil told people to prepare for six more weeks of winter on Thursday, making him the minority opinion among his groundhog brethren who seem to think that spring is coming early.


Brussels' 'peeing' statue shut off by freeze

A tourist poses with Brussels'Manneken-Pis statue on Thursday, even though its water flow had been turned off.The Manneken-Pis, a bronze statue of a young boy urinating that is a symbol of Brussels and a major tourist attraction, has had to stop peeing because of sub-zero temperatures.


Forecasters in stormy debate over climate
Whether mankind is behind warming temperatures is an issue that's divided the American Meteorological Society, whose members are Americans' prime source of news about weather.

Snowdrifts send Alaska moose into deadly crashes

A cow and a calf moose browse on shrubbery near the Ship Creek industrial area in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Jan. 24. Heavy snow in Alaska is taking a deadly toll on moose as snowdrifts force the animals into detours on plowed roads and railroad tracks, prompting one group to seek a "moose emergency."


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