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City of water on ice
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
The Cannaregio Channel and the San Giuliano Channel, which links Venice to its mainland urban centre of Mestre, are partially iced because of unusually low temperatures.Schools were closed in Rome yesterday as Italy coped with heavy...
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Not much of a summer - but flies are having a field day
published on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Infestations of flies are plaguing householders as temperatures slowly start to climb.Mid-20C temperatures and moist conditions have caused a proliferation of household flies, which thrive and reproduce more quickly in a sticky...
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The misery of -40: Europe's deadly chill
published on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:20:45 +1200
The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week has strained emergency services, wrought travel chaos and claimed more lives, bringing to more than 300 the tally of victims.The homeless population has borne the...
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Say goodbye to the classic Kiwi summer
published on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +1200
More floods, droughts and extreme weather events associated with the El Nino and La Nina cycles can be expected in New Zealand in a warming world, Auckland researchers predict.A group of University of Auckland scientists looking...
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Colosseum closed in rare cold snap
published on Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:44:04 +1200
A rare snowfall blanketed Rome on Friday, forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced...
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Flood hit villages struggle to survive curse of La Nina
published on Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200
Four years after Cyclone Guba devastated Oro Province in Papua New Guinea, torrential rain and floods attributed to the La Nina climate phenomenon have once again brought grief to village communities.Villagers are facing food shortages,...
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Europe's killer cold snap spreads
published on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:55:43 +1200
A cold snap kept Europe in its icy grip, pushing the death toll to 160 as countries from Italy to Ukraine struggled to cope with temperatures that plunged to record lows in some places.Nine more people died in Poland overnight as...
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Punxsutawney Phil's unpopular pronouncement
published on Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:09:50 +1200
Hollywood star and weather seer Punxsutawney Phil used to be the only groundhog that mattered in weather predicting.But Phil's shock decision overnight that spring is still six weeks away has put him out on a limb.As the eastern...
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Typical autumn on its way - Niwa
published on Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:50:19 +1200
A typical autumn could be on its way as the La Nina behind the extreme weather in recent months starts to fade away.Niwa's seasonal climate outlook for February to April has forecast near-normal temperatures and rainfalls for most...
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Dozens die in Eastern Europe cold snap
published on Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:28:18 +1200
Dozens of homeless people have died in an Eastern Europe cold snap, and some analysts blame a Soviet-era legacy of viewing the homeless as those who need to be punished instead of helped.Temperatures have plunged to minus 27 C in...
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