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Feb 18, 2008 9:02 AM CST

Snowstorm Wallops Greece

Villages stranded, schools closed, flights canceled

(Newser) - A freak snowstorm stranded as many as 200 Greek villages and halted hundreds of flights yesterday and today in Athens, reports Bloomberg. Power and water supply problems were reported across the country and civil defense authorities were on alert. Up to six inches of snow buried the Greek capital, a...

Twisters Tear Through South

Feb 17, 2008 8:03 PM CST

Twisters Tear Through South

Tornadoes wreck homes, topple poles as Wis. snowstorm benches Dems

(Newser) - A barrage of tornadoes ripped through the South today as cold rain and snow blanketed parts of the Midwest, the AP reports. Twisters left toppled power lines, shattered windows, and wrecked homes in Alabama and Florida, causing injuries but no fatalities. “You see it on TV," said a...

Killer Storm Heads Northeast

Feb 1, 2008 12:15 PM CST

Killer Storm Heads Northeast

Up to a foot of snow expected by this afternoon

(Newser) - The massive snowstorm blowing across the US has blanketed much of the Midwest and is now taking aim at the Northeast, the AP reports. The storm has killed at least six, tangled traffic from Texas to the Great Lakes, and snarled flights at the crucial Chicago hub. "By no...

China Storms Strand Millions

Feb 1, 2008 9:14 AM CST

China Storms Strand Millions

Country still at standstill from rare snow onslaught

(Newser) - Close to six million people are trapped in train stations throughout China today, as freak snow storms continue to buffet the country. So far, the storms have killed at least 60, and caused $53.8 billion yuan ($7.5 billion) in damages, the Civil Affairs Ministry announced today. That damage...

China Storms Wallop
Winter Crops

Jan 31, 2008 6:05 AM CST

China Storms Wallop Winter Crops

Worst storms in 50 years wreak 'catastrophic' impact on food supply

(Newser) - Winter storms battering China have hit crops hard, the AP reports. "The impact on fresh vegetables and on fruit in some places has been catastrophic," said a Communist Party official, who added that emergency plans were in place to ensure a food supply to people and protect what...

China Economy Adrift as Snow Keeps Falling

Jan 30, 2008 4:18 PM CST

China Economy Adrift as Snow Keeps Falling

Inflation spirals as weather highlights precarious conditions

(Newser) - As more snow fell today across China, the unusual inclement weather continued to highlight how vulnerable the country's economy is to disruption. The snow has prevented deliveries of food and fuel—particularly coal—and dozens of factories remain closed. State television announced that the government would mount an "all-out...

Storms Clobber Western US

Jan 29, 2008 1:55 PM CST

Storms Clobber Western US

Rescuers search for three missing snowmobilers in Colorado

(Newser) - Fresh from inundating California with rain, a big storm system is dumping massive amounts of snow on the Western US. Three snowmobilers are missing in Colorado, the Navajo Nation has declared a state of emergency, and northern Idaho is staggering under about 20 inches of snow, reports the AP. "...

China Snow Crisis Turns Deadly

Jan 29, 2008 7:46 AM CST

China Snow Crisis Turns Deadly

Wild weather continues to strand thousands, cripple power supply

(Newser) - China’s record snowstorm has killed at least 25 people when the bus they were riding in careened off a slick mountain road in the southwestern province of Guizhou, reports Reuters. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today visited hordes of stranded train passengers in Hunan province, and the government urged migrant...

Snowstorm Disrupts Chinese Travel, Power

Jan 28, 2008 7:14 AM CST

Snowstorm Disrupts Chinese Travel, Power

Holdup comes week before Lunar New Year travel season

(Newser) - The biggest snowstorm in 50 years is wreaking havoc with China’s transportation and power-supply infrastructure and triggering widespread shortages the week before the Lunar New Year. Over a foot of snow fell in Nanjing, reports Bloomberg. "We face a very severe situation in ensuring supplies of coal, electricity,...

Western US Storms Kill 3

Jan 6, 2008 12:20 PM CST

Western US Storms Kill 3

Some areas get up to 9 feet of snow; Nevada levee bursts, causes floods

(Newser) - Weather conditions have yet to clear up on the West Coast, where storms have deposited 5 or more feet of snow on mountain ranges, caused severe flooding and blackouts, and killed at least three people. Higher Sierra Nevada peaks have gotten up to 9 feet of snow, the AP reports,...

Storm Battering Northern Calif.

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Jan 4, 2008 2:51 PM CST

Storm Battering Northern Calif.

300K lose power under onslaught of wind, rain; enormous snowfall totals forecast

(Newser) - Thousands of Northern California residents are without power today as a massive storm buffets the region with winds over 80 mph and heavy rains. As many as 313,000 lost power in the San Francisco Bay Area, where some bridges were closed and ferry service was interrupted, the Chronicle reports....

Blizzard Death Toll Hits 22

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Dec 24, 2007 3:38 PM CST

Blizzard Death Toll Hits 22

Snow and howling winds wreak havoc in nation's heartland

(Newser) - The death toll from a winter storm that pummeled the upper Midwest rose to 22 today, the AP reports. The worst of the storm is over for the region, but it left behind icy highways and downed power lines, especially in Wisconsin, Illinois, and upper Michigan. Remnants of the storm...