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• National Weather Service
  
  Weather news and information from the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  NOAA.
• Winter storm with heavy snow, rain and wind hitting Northeast
  
  Thursday morning, as the storm moves through the Northeast, snow, wind and even blizzard alerts have been issued for 14 states from North Carolina to Maine.
  ABC News.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 08:37:31 -0500.
• UK WEATHER snow and ice across UK Manchester Bradford Chilterns Cotswolds Glasgow
  
  Met Office forecasters warned of up to four inches of snow from the Shetland Islands down to Nottingham and across to Northern Ireland overnight.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:22:13 +0000.
• Tasmania snow concludes Australia's summer of extremes
  
  Snowfall in Tasmania adds a final chapter to Australia's summer of dramatic weather.
  BBC News.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 01:08:09 GMT.
• West Midlands floods: 'Ten days of difficult conditions' to come
  
  Residents in two flooded towns are evacuated as more rain threatens to swell the River Severn.
  BBC News.  Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:24:49 GMT.
• Winter storm sweeps across the Levant and Arabia
  
  The weather system has brought snow in places and widespread poor visibility.
  Al Jazeera.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:19:24 GMT.
• Hurricane Dave: The maintenance man who became the ultimate Mr Fix-it
  
  Just when you are starting to think big-time sport is nothing but a corporate cavalcade of complete soullessness along comes the amazing story of 42-year-old David Ayres.
  Peter Fitzsimons.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:00:00 +1100.
• Spring, what spring? There's more snow in store for Sweden
  
  Not many days after meteorologists announced that spring had officially arrived in southern and central Sweden, those regions were hit by a sudden snowfall overnight.
  The Local.  Wed, 26 Feb 2020 07:54:03 +0100.
• Eight of the World's Coolest Indoor Snow Parks
  
  When the ski slopes are melting, head to these climate-controlled resorts with predictable conditions
  Smithsonian.  Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:24:56 +0000.
• Storm surge during hurricanes: What are they and how can you prepare
  
  When hurricanes approach land, thy bring the threat of what is known as "storm surge."
  Travis Fedschun Kaitlyn Schallhorn.  Fox News.  Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:24:44 GMT.
• UNIAN: Bad weather leaves 504 towns and villages in Ukraine without power
  
  Some 504 towns and villages in Ukraine’s 12 regions have reported power cuts after the safety system was activated amid the bad weather, namely precipitation and strong winds. Read more here. ...
  Anastasia Shepeleva.  Kyiv Post.  Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:18:43 +0000.
• Canary Islands' airports reopen as wind and sandstorm ease
  
  MADRID (AP) - All airports on Spain's Canary Islands had reopened Monday after authorities said the worst is over from strong winds that have thickened the air with sand and dust from the Sahara desert. ...
  Washington Times.  Mon, 24 Feb 2020 05:24:14 -0500.
• Loss To Zamboni Driver Another Sign Maple Leafs Lack Championship Mettle
  
  Carolina Hurricanes emergency goalie David Ayres' NHL win was a heartwarming story, but it was also a cautionary tale for the fragile core of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
  By Matt Kalman, Contributor.  Forbes.  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 05:28:08 +0000.
• Turkish village buried under 6 metres - that's 20 feet - of snow
  
  A village in Turkey is one of 70 now isolated after 6 metres, or 20 feet, of snow accumulated in parts of the region.
  CBC News.  Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:59:00 EST.
• 2020 Subaru Ascent hits the snow like a champ - Roadshow
  
  Subaru's three-row family hauler picks up just one notable update for the 2020 model year.
  Andrew Krok.  CNET.  Thu, 20 Feb 2020 10:00:01 +0000.
• Blizzard's Diablo and Overwatch are getting animated series - CNET
  
  A Diablo anime is coming to Netflix, according to a LinkedIn post.
  Corinne Reichert.  CNET.  Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:19:00 +0000.
• Mississippi Capital in 'Precarious Situation' From Floods
  
  With the waters in the Pearl River continuing to rise in and around Mississippi's capital city and more rain on the way this week, the governor warned residents that it would be days before flood waters start to recede.Gov. ...
  Newsmax.  Mon, 17 Feb 2020 06:37:35 EDT.
• Officials: Mississippi Flooding Remains 'Precarious,' And Can 'Turn At Any Moment'
  
  Flooding is rippling across parts of the state capital of Jackson. Officials say that with more rain expected, the inundation could worsen. Thousands of residents have already been affected.
  Bobby Allyn.  NPR.  Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:35:31 -0500.
• Forecasters issue orange alert for strong winds
  
  An orange alert for strong winds has been issued by forecasters in Ireland.
  Irish Independent.  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:45:52 +0000.
• Maryland delegate balances being mom, politician, activist
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) - Rain was falling for the second straight week in Howard County. It was midafternoon on a Monday, and Del. Vanessa Atterbeary confidently walked into a Starbucks in Laurel and ordered an iced tea. ...
  Ana Faguy, The Baltimore Sun.  Washington Times.  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 09:00:11 -0500.
• Entergy (ETR) to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
  
  Entergy's (ETR) Q4 results are expected to reflect outage related expenses as a result of the Tropical Storm Olga that hit Louisiana in October 2019.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:18:00 GMT.

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