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Warmer Temperatures Could Cause Longer-Lasting Weather Patterns (redOrbit)

MU researchers are studying whether high levels of carbon dioxide and higher global temperatures could lead to more frequent atmospheric blockingWhether it’s never-ending heat waves or winter storms, atmospheric blocking can have a significant impact on local agriculture, business and the environment. Although these stagnant weather patterns are often difficult to predict, University of Missouri …

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Return to winter weather predicted for Sacramento region (The Sacramento Bee)

A weak weather system could herald the beginning of another series of storms coming into the Sacramento region and north state.

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HOT WEATHER POSES A CHALLENGE TO LTDL RACERS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) — The current hot weather will not pose an obstacle to riders in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) but will provide a challenge to those participating in the prestigious cycling event in Asia.

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Vietnam Suffers Large Consequences From Extreme Weather (Bernama)

COPENHAGEN, Dec 9 (Bernama) — Vietnam is one of the four countries hardest hit by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2010 report, Vietnam news agency reported Wednesday.

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Sunny weather returns to center stage this week (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The sun, briefly offstage last weekend when the first widespread rain of the fall arrived, will be back in a starring role this week, according to the National Weather Service.

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Cold Front To Bring Severe Weather Threat Across North And Central Florida (WCTV Tallahassee)

Severe weather to begin Tuesday night.

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UAE banks able to weather crisis: cbank governor (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The United Arab Emirates’ central bank governor said on Monday there was no cause for concern about local banks, which he said had proven themselves able to weather the global crisis, the state news agency WAM reported.

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Auditor fired after probing corruption at UN weather agency awarded damages for harassment (Sun-Sentinel)

GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. labor tribunal ordered the global body’s weather agency to pay damages to a former auditor fired in 2006 after clashing with the organization’s top official over a corruption probe.

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Weather Report: 80s today, chance of showers through Friday (Courier-Post)

A chance of showers today after 2 p.m. with highs high near 83 degrees, according to the National Weather Service..

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Africa: Mobile Communications to Improve African Weather Monitoring Underway (AllAfrica.com)

Lagos — The Global Humanitarian Forum and its President, former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, together with Ericsson, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), mobile telecommunications company Zain, and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, have announced a major initiative, dubbed “Weather Info for All”, to radically improve Africa’s weather monitoring network in the face of the …

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