Articles filed under Weather
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New Zealand suffering biggest drought in 30 yearsMar 17, 2013 7:05 am - CARTERTON, New Zealand — Dairy farmer John Rose has sent more than 100 of his cows to the slaughterhouse over recent weeks as a severe drought browned pastures in New Ze...
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Could global warming change tornado season, too?Mar 15, 2013 3:54 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them s...
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Last year 80 degrees, this year 30Mar 15, 2013 8:00 am - Last year at this time golfers were grabbing their clubs from the garage. This weekend it might be shovels. What a difference a year makes. In mid-March 2012, the backya...
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New Levee 37 pumps prevent flooding in Mt. ProspectMar 13, 2013 4:07 pm - The major rainfall and snow melt of last weekend provided the first test for the pumps installed last year at Levee 37 along the Des Plaines River, Mount Prospect Public...
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Snowplow driver gets him unstuckMar 12, 2013 5:00 am - My car got stuck on the corner of Marion and Kennicott around 7 p.m. during Tuesday’s snow storm. To my good fortune, a village snowplow came along shortly thereafter. T...
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Images: Second anniversary of Japan's tsunami disasterMar 11, 2013 11:00 am - ...
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Fog, rain may create dangerous conditions Sunday nightMar 10, 2013 6:05 pm - Rain and fog may make driving difficult in the suburbs Sunday evening. The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for much of the Chicago and Northern ...
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Boy rescued from Des Plaines RiverMar 06, 2013 1:43 pm - An off-duty Evanston police officer is being called a hero after he jumped into the Des Plaines River Tuesday afternoon to rescue a 7-year-old boy. The officer, Sean O’B...
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Storm strikes Mid-Atlantic; 250,000 without powerMar 06, 2013 7:23 am - WASHINGTON — A winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250,000 homes ...
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Enter the Daily Herald winter photo contestMar 06, 2013 4:15 am - Your best winter picture could win you a trip to the Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva. You can enter the Daily Herald Winter Photo Contest, sponsored by Back to Bed, to win a...