Articles filed under Weather
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Midwest sees spring transform into winter weatherMar 24, 2013 8:14 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Few signs of spring are being found in parts of the Midwest as a snowstorm tracks eastward mostly along Interstate 70, bringing heavy snow and high wi...
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Last March 20, it was about 60 degrees warmerMar 20, 2013 7:02 am - On this date last year, it was 85 degrees outside. And 87 degrees the day after that. For nearly two weeks in March, people used their air conditioners. But as anyone wh...
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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...