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Far from heralding the arrival of spring, Britain was experiencing a 'white Easter' today with heavy snowfall and bitterly cold conditions sweeping across much of the country. Snow hit the South East, the Midlands and Scotland, while the North East was the worst affected area, as police warned motorists to stay off the road amid treacherous driving conditions. Experts say that the bad weather - causing the first white Easter seen in the UK for a decade - follows the arrival from Iceland of a severe depression sucking cold, wet air southwards from the Arctic., As snow fell through the...

Magnitude 6.3 Date-Time * Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 14:16:05 UTC * Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 06:16:05 AM at epicenter Location 41.076°N, 114.771°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region NEVADA Distances * 17 km (11 miles) ESE (103°) from Wells, NV * 32 km (20 miles) NNW (343°) from Spruce, NV * 39 km (24 miles) S (183°) from Wilkins, NV * 70 km (43 miles) WNW (303°) from West Wendover, NV * 244 km (152 miles) W (279°) from Salt Lake City, UT Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.6 km (2.2 miles); depth fixed by...

BEIJING (AFP) — Freezing weather has again swept through southern China, leaving 180,000 people stranded and causing power outages, just as the region was recovering from the last cold snap, state press said Monday. The latest cold weather has taken a severe toll in mountainous Yunnan province, where heavy snowfalls since Thursday have caused huge problems, the China Daily said. Eighty percent of the two million residents in Qujing city remain without electricity due to the combined impacts of the most recent cold snap and the ferocious weather that first hit southern China in early January. The snowfalls over the...

Reports that Jackson, TN have been devastated by a large tornado. Several people have been killed. 100+ injured. Also a LARGE fire near Nashville. Reports of tornado damage in numerous towns. Image of fire near Nashville http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc8475wg3.jpg

MUSCAT, FEBRUARY 6 (BNA) -- A COLD WAVE WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS SWEPT A NUMBER OF VILLAGES IN OMANS MOUNTAINOUS JEBEL AKHDAR IN AL HAMRA PROVINCE BRINGING THE TEMPERATURE TO BELOW 0C. OMANI PAPERS SAID TODAY THAT PEOPLE IN THE AREA HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH SNOW AND QUOTED OLD RESIDENTS AS SAYING IT WAS EXTRAORDINARY, SINCE AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IT STARTS TO BECOME WARMER. A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE RUSHED TO THE AREA TO SEE THE UNFAMILIAR SIGHT. EM//BS 06-FEB-2008 11:27

Tanks sent to deice storm-affected highways (Xinhua) Updated: 2008-02-03 19:30 CHAOHU, Anhui -- The Chinese army has sent out tanks to clean the icy expressways in eastern Anhui Province. Tanks roll on the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway to deice the snow- and ice-covered road surface as soldiers shovel snow in Chenzhou, Central China's Hunan Province, February 3, 2008. [Xinhua] Two tanks have finished their work Sunday, deicing 110-km surface of two expressways in the province, said military sources here Sunday. Traffic on the Hefei-Anqing and Hefei-Wuhu expressways had suffered heavy snow in the past week with thousands of vehicles stranded. The tanks...

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Chinese workers and army soldiers were racing to sweep snow-covered highways and unclog railway routes for millions of travelers trapped by cold weather. More than 67 million people have been affected by the weather and economic losses are expected to reach as much as $3 billion, Chinese officials say. Blizzards have snapped power lines and destroyed houses and farmland, prompting fears of food and energy shortages. Twenty-four people have died and some 827,000 people have been evacuated in 14 different provinces, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday. In the past week, the snowstorms have hit...

Hallie Faust, 5, of Palo Alto, Calif., plays during a rare snowfall in Saratoga, Calif., Monday, Jan. 21, 2008.

CAIRO, Egypt - It's been a chilly welcome for America's president: The Mideast, known for blazing sun and scorching winds, has been hit with an uncharacteristic wave of heavy rain, frigid gales — and even a smattering of snow. If President Bush thought he would escape Washington's winter weather when he jetted to this region for eight days, he should have stayed home. It was nearly the same temperature in Washington, where it briefly snowed on Tuesday, as it was in Saudi Arabia — about 40 degrees. The weather affected Bush's trip from the get-go. During his first stop in...

Snow fell on Baghdad on Friday for the first time in memory, and delighted residents declared it an omen of peace. "It is the first time we've seen snow in Baghdad," said 60-year-old Hassan Zahar. "We've seen sleet before, but never snow. I looked at the faces of all the people, they were astonished," he said. "A few minutes ago, I was covered with snowflakes. In my hair, on my shoulders. I invite all the people to enjoy peace, because the snow means peace," he said. Traffic policeman Murtadha Fadhil, huddling under a balcony to keep dry, declared the snow...

At least 28 people are reported to have died in Iran's heaviest snowfall in recent years. Eight people froze to death as severe blizzards left 40,000 people stranded in their cars, authorities said. Although most have now been rescued, another 20 people are reported to have died in car crashes caused by the weather, officials said. Tehran has declared two days of national holiday, urging people to stay at home to avoid the bitter cold. The temperature has been down as low as -24 degrees Celsius, and for the first time in living memory there has been snow in the...

A late-season cold snap that descended on Fairbanks nearly a week ago is expected to lift on Sunday, ending what so far has been the winter’s harshest cold spell. The low temperature of 44 degrees below zero at the Fairbanks International Airport on Friday morning was the lowest temperature this late in the winter since 1964, according to meteorologist Rick Thoman with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks. It marked the second straight day with a low temperature of 40 below or colder and the fifth day in a row the low was at least 35 below. But there is...