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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Precipitation</title>
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		<title>Storm warnings issued, people stock up as heavy weekend snow bears down on mid-Atlantic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Raby</dc:creator>
		
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Storm warnings as snow bears down on mid-Atlantic

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A major storm moving up the Atlantic Coast on the last shopping weekend before Christmas threatened to shut down much of the region as officials warned of up to 20 inches of snow and significant power outages.
People stocked up on groceries and other staples Friday .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/storm-warnings-issued-people-stock-up-as-heavy-weekend-snow-bears-down-on-mid-atlantic-246185/">Storm warnings issued, people stock up as heavy weekend snow bears down on mid-Atlantic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Retailers brace for storms set to hit East Coast on crucial last weekend of holiday shopping</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/retailers-brace-for-storms-set-to-hit-east-coast-on-crucial-last-weekend-of-holiday-shopping-246182/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mae Anderson</dc:creator>
		
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Winter weather could slow holiday shoppers

NEW YORK — Snowy predictions in the Northeast may have storybook holiday charm, but they&#8217;re not raising the spirits of retailers counting on shoppers to give them a brisk finish to the season.
A wet storm that hit the Southeast beginning late Thursday could bring snow to much of the Atlantic .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/retailers-brace-for-storms-set-to-hit-east-coast-on-crucial-last-weekend-of-holiday-shopping-246182/" title="Retailers brace for storms set to hit East Coast on crucial last weekend of holiday shopping">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Winter warnings for Mid-Atlantic as storms flooding South Florida head north bearing snow</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Storms flood Fla., bear snow for mid-Atlantic

MIAMI — Homes were flooded and drivers were stranded in parts of South Florida as a wet storm system headed north bearing heavy snow for the mid-Atlantic region, prompting winter storm warnings Friday from the Carolinas to New Jersey.
The National Weather Service warned that snow, sometimes mixed with rain, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/winter-warnings-for-mid-atlantic-as-storms-flooding-south-florida-head-north-bearing-snow-246069/">Winter warnings for Mid-Atlantic as storms flooding South Florida head north bearing snow</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Researcher says thick, multi-year Arctic sea ice that is home to polar bears is thinning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Canadian researcher says arctic ice is thinning

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The permanent Arctic sea ice that is home to the world&#8217;s polar bears and usually survives the summer has all but disappeared, a Canadian researcher said Friday.
University of Manitoba Arctic researcher David Barber said experts around the world believed the ice was recovering because satellite images ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/researcher-says-thick-multi-year-arctic-sea-ice-that-is-home-to-polar-bears-is-thinning-236738/">Read more : Researcher says thick, multi-year Arctic sea ice that is home to polar bears is thinning</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hajj pilgrims pray at desert mountain after heavy rains kill 77 in Saudi Arabia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people.
Flooding from the unusually heavy downpours hit hardest in the Red .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hajj-pilgrims-pray-at-desert-mountain-after-heavy-rains-kill-77-in-saudi-arabia-236287/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hajj pilgrims pray at desert mountain under hot sun after heavy rains ease</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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Muslim pilgrims pray under scorching sun at hajj

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, following a day of deadly torrential rains.
After Wednesday&#8217;s sudden, unexpected downpours, the heat was scorching as the nearly 3 million pilgrims ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hajj-pilgrims-pray-at-desert-mountain-under-hot-sun-after-heavy-rains-ease-236153/">Original article on  : Hajj pilgrims pray at desert mountain under hot sun after heavy rains ease</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Why do we dream of a white Christmas, and what are the chances we will have one?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas K. Geranios</dc:creator>
		
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Why do we dream of a White Christmas?
SPOKANE, Wash. — Bing Crosby didn&#8217;t have to dream of a white Christmas — he could bank on it.

The crooner was from Spokane, a city that is among the most likely to have a white Christmas each year. According to weather experts, Spokane has a white Christmas about ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/why-do-we-dream-of-a-white-christmas-and-what-are-the-chances-we-will-have-one-235855/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Why do we dream of a white Christmas, and what are the chances we will have one?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rainstorms snarl Islam&#8217;s annual hajj, soaking millions of pilgrims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hadeel Al-shalchi</dc:creator>
		
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Rains soak pilgrims at Islam&#8217;s hajj
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The heaviest rain to hit Islam&#8217;s annual hajj pilgrimage in years soaked the faithful and flooded the road to Mecca, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about the spread of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rainstorms-snarl-islams-annual-hajj-soaking-millions-of-pilgrims-235808/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Rainstorms snarl Islam&#8217;s annual hajj, soaking millions of pilgrims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iceberg alert in southern ocean as ice chunks float north toward New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iceberg-alert-in-southern-ocean-as-ice-chunks-float-north-toward-new-zealand-234827/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Icebergs head from Antarctica for New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Ships in the south Pacific Ocean have been alerted that hundreds of icebergs believed to have split off Antarctic ice shelves are drifting north toward New Zealand, officials said Tuesday.
The nearest one, measuring about 30 yards (meters) tall, was 160 miles (260 kilometers) southeast of ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iceberg-alert-in-southern-ocean-as-ice-chunks-float-north-toward-new-zealand-234827/">Iceberg alert in southern ocean as ice chunks float north toward New Zealand</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Helicopters, boats rescue over 200 from floods in UK&#8217;s Lake District; Ireland also hard hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Heppell</dc:creator>
		
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Floods devastate UK Lake District; much of Ireland

COCKERMOUTH, England — Raging floods engulfed northern England&#8217;s picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.
Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in bright orange inflatable boats rescued ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/helicopters-boats-rescue-over-200-from-floods-in-uks-lake-district-ireland-also-hard-hit-233483/">Read more : Helicopters, boats rescue over 200 from floods in UK&#8217;s Lake District; Ireland also hard hit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Helicopters, boats rescue scores from floods in UK&#8217;s Lake District; Ireland also hard hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Heppell</dc:creator>
		
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Floods devastate UK Lake District; Many rescued

COCKERMOUTH, England — Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods swamped homes and roads Friday in northern England&#8217;s picturesque Lake District. One police officer was missing after a bridge was swept away.
British soldiers conducted house-to-house searches and .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/helicopters-boats-rescue-scores-from-floods-in-uks-lake-district-ireland-also-hard-hit-233379/">Helicopters, boats rescue scores from floods in UK&#8217;s Lake District; Ireland also hard hit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise reaches clear water</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic

MOSCOW — A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.
The icebreaker Captain Khlebnikov, with 101 passengers on board, got stuck in the ice earlier this week .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-icebreaker-carrying-more-than-100-tourists-on-antarctic-cruise-reaches-clear-water-233183/">Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists on Antarctic cruise reaches clear water</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report on last season&#8217;s wind, ice storms in Ky. says moving power lines underground too costly</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-on-last-seasons-wind-ice-storms-in-ky-says-moving-power-lines-underground-too-costly-232989/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Ky. delivers report on last season&#8217;s costly storms

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A report released Thursday on last season&#8217;s ice and wind storms says Kentucky&#8217;s utilities should not spend billions of dollars burying electrical transmission lines to prevent future mass outages.
Instead, the 180-page report by the Public Service Commission said utilities should consider fortifying some existing lines, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-on-last-seasons-wind-ice-storms-in-ky-says-moving-power-lines-underground-too-costly-232989/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Report on last season&#8217;s wind, ice storms in Ky. says moving power lines underground too costly</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise ship carrying 101 tourists breaks through sea ice in Antarctica, nears open water.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Cruise ship breaks Antarctic ice, nears open water

MOSCOW — A Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists and scientists to see emperor penguins in Antarctica has been crunching through pack ice and should reach clear water soon, a shipping official said Wednesday.
The Captain Khlebnikov icebreaker has been struggling to free itself from heavy sea ice near .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cruise-ship-carrying-101-tourists-breaks-through-sea-ice-in-antarctica-nears-open-water-231572/">Original source &nbsp;: Cruise ship carrying 101 tourists breaks through sea ice in Antarctica, nears open water.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Nation&#8217;s Weather</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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The nation&#8217;s weather
Messy winter weather was forecast to continue Tuesday over the Northern U.S. as a low pressure system tracked over the Pacific Northwest and into the Northern Plains. This system was expected to obtain ample moisture from the Pacific Ocean and continue spreading scattered rain showers with periods of heavy snow at higher elevations.

Authorities ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-nations-weather-33143/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : The Nation&#8217;s Weather</a>.]]></description>
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