Articles filed under Weather
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White Christmas not out of question for IllinoisDec 15, 2012 10:45 am - CHAMPAIGN — It's been a warmer than usual holiday season so far in Illinois, but State Climatologist Jim Angel says a white Christmas is still a remote possibility. Ange...
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Where's the snow? We've gone 282 days without real snowDec 11, 2012 10:00 pm - The Chicago area this week set a record for the most consecutive days without snow: 282 days as of Tuesday, and counting. The National Weather Service reported that the ...
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Review: 3 weather phone apps help you on the goDec 08, 2012 6:41 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For me, climate change is a serious issue. No, I’m not referring to the debate over global warming. My concerns are much simpler. I’m constantly chec...
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Fog warning overnight in the suburbsDec 02, 2012 9:39 pm - The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for the Chicago area for overnight Sunday after an usually warm December weekend. According to the advisory,...
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UN climate scientist: Sandy no coincidenceNov 27, 2012 1:18 pm - DOHA, Qatar — Though it’s tricky to link a single weather event to climate change, Hurricane Sandy was “probably not a coincidence” but an example of the extreme weather...
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U.S. roads, airports unprepared for natural disastersNov 22, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The nation's lifelines — its roads, airports, railways and transit systems — are getting hammered by extreme weather beyond what their builders imagined, le...
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Superstorm shines light on federal beach programNov 19, 2012 5:46 pm - SPRING LAKE, N.J. — Towns along the Jersey shore that made use of federal money to build up beaches came through Superstorm Sandy with far less damage than those that di...
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What does it take to get people to flee a storm?Nov 14, 2012 4:57 pm - NEW YORK — Despite days of dire forecasts and explicit warnings, hundreds of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey ignored mandatory evacuation orders as Supers...
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Global warming talk heats up, revisits carbon taxNov 13, 2012 6:35 pm - WASHINGTON — Climate change is suddenly a hot topic again. The issue is resurfacing in talks about a once radical idea: a possible carbon tax. On Tuesday, a conservative...
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Slick lanes Monday night lead to fatal crash on Elgin-O'HareNov 12, 2012 7:00 pm - This season's first snowfall — a rainy, snowy mix — quickly turned to ice Monday evening creating chaos on area roadways and led to one fatal traffic accident overnight....