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| May.5 |
Tibet |
Weather threatens Everest torch ascent Heavy snow and high winds have delayed climbers from carrying the flame to the top of the world's highest peak
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| May.3 |
Tibet |
Everest torch relay delayed by snow
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| Feb.1 |
China |
Weather crisis 'to worsen'  | The government has warned people to brace for more bad weather as the country struggles to cope with the worst snow storms in 50 years | |
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| Jan.30 |
China |
Stranded take buses anywhere | Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years | | |
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 Jerusalem |
Snowfall shuts down Jerusalem A heavy overnight snowstorm blanketed Jerusalem in white, closing schools and stores and grounding public transportation
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China |
China in lockdown as weather worsens China's worst winter in a half a century showed no signs of abating as forecasters told citizens to brace for three more days of snow and sleet
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| Jan.29 |
China |
Crash kills 25 as snow cripples China A bus plunged off an icy road, as the worst winter weather in half a century threw the peak travel season into chaos
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| Jan.28 |
China |
Brutal winter affects millions| Chinese workers and soldiers were racing to sweep snow-covered highways and unclog railway routes for millions of travelers trapped by cold weather | | |
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| Jan.7 |
 Iran |
Snow storm 'kills 21' The heaviest snowfall in more than a decade has some people buried under avalanches, frozen to death and others killed in traffic accidents
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| Dec.23 |
U. S. Midwest |
 Snowstorm causes nine deaths Tens of thousands have been left without electricity due to a fierce snowstorm. At least three people in Minnesota, three in Wyoming
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| Dec.17 |
 Canada |
N America snowstorm tightens grip A snos that caused major disruption in eastern Canada and the north-eastern US still has Canada's Atlantic provinces in its grip
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Jetliner with 56 people on board crashed
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| Feb.9 |
New York |
Upstate New York buried in snow Residents are bracing themselves for more heavy snowfalls as they struggle to clear up to 6 feet of snow
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| Jan.24 |
 Germany |
Snow storms bring chaos to Europe 3 people were killed as snow and ice caused travel chaos, halting trains and planes and cutting off electricity
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| Feb.13 |
New York |
City buried in snow Residents were digging out from a winter storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow
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| Jan.26 |
 Ukraine |
Bitter cold kills 181 Another 3,000 people have been treated in hospital as temperatures plunged to -25 C (-13 F)
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| Jan.21 |
Ukraine |
 Great Russian freeze spreads west Severe cold weather now causing chaos in Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states and Scandinavia
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| Jan.20 |
 Moscow |
Freeze kills at least 40 Arctic temperatures are gripping most of Russia. No major thaw is expected before February
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| Jan.19 |
Moscow |
Deadly deep freeze A persistent spell of extreme cold kept Russia in thrall, causing deaths among people stranded on frigid streets
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| Jan.13 |
 Japan |
Avalanches feared after snow| weathermen forecast warmer temperatures and rains in areas hit by recent record snowfalls | |
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| Dec.2 |
 Pakistan |
Winter warning over quake tents Most of the tents given to survivors of the October earthquake are not designed for winter conditions
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| Nov.8 |
Pakistan |
U.N.: Quake survivors will freeze
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Tsunami remembered six months on
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| May.19 |
Chile |
65 troops missing in snow
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| Jan.23 |
New Jersey |
Snowstorms trigger emergencies
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| Jan.1 |
New Delhi |
Biting cold kills 189
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10,000 dead in heat wave
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| Feb.18 |
New York |
Northeast begins digging out
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| Feb.17 |
Baltimore |
Snow blankets U.S. East Coast| A deadly winter storm dumped up to 3 feet of snow edging Baltimore toward a record snowfall | |
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| Jan.12 |
Bangladesh |
1,000 died in South Asia's cold spell
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| Jan.9 |
Russia |
Army sent in to help frozen
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| Jan.2 |
Bangladesh |
Cold weather kills 250
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| Dec.25 |
U. S. Midwest |
Freak snowstorm hits US
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| Jul.17 |
 Peru |
Freak cold snap kills 59 Peru appealed for international aid as it scrambled to send food, medicine and blankets to southern regions
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| Feb.5 |
Afghanistan |
Aid stranded by heavy snow
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| Jan.8 |
China |
Blizzard kills 21
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| Dec.30 |
New York |
Snowstorm in New York 14 inches of snow predicted
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| Dec.27 |
Wales |
Snow chaos
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Drought
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