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Nov 30 - The lagoon city of Venice, Italy is engulfed by high waters with a large part of its historic centre flooded.

The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season ended Monday with just three hurricanes, the weakest of which killed the most people and did the most damage.

The hurricane season is ending with barely a whimper. The 2009 Atlantic season officially ends Tuesday.

Rain, temperatures as low as 39 and fog were expected in parts of Texas on Monday.

The Eastern U.S. was expected to kickoff the work week with significant weather activity as a long and powerful front trekked toward the East Coast on Monday.The front was forecast to stretch from the Northeast through the western portion of the Gulf of Mexico.

Winds have blown clouds of ash and dust from the vast area of Southern California's San Gabriel Mountains that burned in a summer wildfire.A brown stain marred the sky Sunday over foothill suburbs northeast of Los Angeles.Some 250 square miles of the Angeles National Forest went up in smoke after the so-called Station Fire erupted in August.Gusty ...

Snow and plunging temperatures could throw recovery efforts in flood-ravaged Cumbria into chaos, forecasters have warned.

Nov. 29 - The death toll from floods in Saudi Arabia has reached 103, after the country experienced its heaviest rainfall in years.

In this Nov. 17, 2008 file photo, U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer speaks during a news conference in Poznan, Poland.

Bing Crosby didn't have to dream of a white Christmas - he could bank on it. The crooner was from Spokane, a city that is among the most likely to have a white Christmas each year.

Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.

Snow and freezing rain was expected before a storm moves out of New England Saturday morning, leaving strong winds behind.

High winds are expected to continue through today with gust up to 45 mph, according to forcasters at Accuweather.com Temperatures are going to be in the 50s, though will feel like the high 30s.

THE death toll from the heaviest rainfall to hit Saudi Arabia in years rose to 98 on Saturday as more bodies were recovered, with dozens more expected to be found, a rescue services spokesman said.

Where'd this come from? A day after a picturesque Thanksgiving in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the National Weather Service is forecasting a small winter storm to sweep through the area, with as much as a half-foot of snow potentially falling at lake level, granting a post-Thanksgiving wish to area ski resorts expecting big crowds this holiday weekend.

The low pressure system off the New England coast was forecast to slowly lift northeast on Friday, while rain and high-elevation snow were expected to persist across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Appalachians.

Cold weather, wind and snow met Black Friday shoppers in Ohio. In suburban Cincinnati, shoppers in tents and wrapped in blankets began lining up outdoors on Wednesday evening.

With one of the first snow-less Thanksgivings in recent memory behind us...many are looking toward December for the official start of winter...and perhaps the first major snow.

November has been an odd month weather-wise. With temperatures averaging above normal and scarce rainfall, this has been a month for the record books.

Old Man Winter has overslept - big time. "This will be the longest snow-free period in Rochester in 57 years," said Steve McLaughlin, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Buffalo.

Three people are in custody, charged with kidnapping, after police say he held a man against his will.

Anglers may be getting their last casts at one of the most favored fishing spots on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Between patrols on the snowy peaks in Afghanistan, U.S. Army troops are getting a taste of home this Thanksgiving Day.

Wet weather was expected to turn into snow over much of the Northern U.S. on Thanksgiving Day as a system hovered over the Great Lakes.

Just as shoppers in North Carolina prepare to find Christmas gifts, some of them will be looking for a tree to place them under.

Santa Ana winds fanned a fire across 60 acres of Southern California hills before firefighters reduced it Wednesday to a smoldering -- but still dangerous -- black scar.

In this undated photo released by the Northern Territory government, camels are seen crowded around a drinking trough in MacDonnell Shire of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Nov. 25 - Heavy rainfall and floods hamper the journey to Mecca as Haj pilgrims arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes.

The National Weather Service office in Green Bay reports the following weather conditions for the Marshfield area today: Today: Rain likely.

Rare rainstorms are soaking pilgrims as millions of Muslims from around the world gather for Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage.

All eyes are on river levels in flood-hit Cumbria as more heavy rain threatens a vital bridge and further damage to homes.

Scientists report that rising temperatures appear to be responsible for cutting the snowpack in Oregon's Cascade Range in half over the past 77 years.

Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-2003 model years to address excessive rust on the vehicle's frame.

Motorists traveling to and from central Wisconsin for the Thanksgiving holiday can expect rain -- and maybe even a little bit of snow -- as they hit the roads Wednesday and Thursday.

Ships in the south Pacific Ocean have been alerted that hundreds of icebergs believed to have split off Antarctic ice shelves are drifting north toward New Zealand, officials said Tuesday.

In a new study, scientists from Northern Illinois University and the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston used an innovative computer program to produce a new and more detailed global map of the valley networks on Mars.

People in flood-hit Cockermouth have been allowed back to their homes and businesses to begin the clean-up as forecasters warned that more heavy rain could bring fresh misery.

Engineers have begun checking the safety of bridges in flood-hit southern Scotland as forecasters warned of more severe weather.

The readings at this 2-mile-high station show an upward curve as the world counts down to climate talks: Global warming gases have built up to record levels in the atmosphere, from emissions that match scientists' worst-case scenarios.

Every fall, Barry Conrad crosses his fingers and hopes that most of the bees in his 50 hives will survive the coming winter.

Drier weather was expected to return to much of the West on Monday as a building ridge of high pressure replaces the eastern Pacific storm from Sunday.Ridging over the region and offshore winds were forecast to instigate a gradual warming trend in California and areas of the Pacific Northwest, allowing temperatures to warm nicely through the ...

Things look hazy for the next few days, according to the National Weather Service forecast office in White Lake.

Officials at Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort are hoping for colder weather so they can use their new snow-making equipment.

When gas levels suddenly spiked deep in the Xinxing coal mine, Wang Jiguo grabbed two co-workers and they ran for their lives.

Police and army experts say they're urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain.

Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island.

For The Associated Press= A low-pressure system that has lingered in the Gulf of Mexico the past few days, bringing rain to the Gulf Coast, was expected to finally move inland into the Southeast on Sunday.

Residents of Duncan, B.C., rescued a car from the flooded streets Friday. An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.

About 53mm of rain has fallen on the city between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Peter Blake said.

An independent inquiry should be launched into the cause of some of the worst flooding in the Republic of Ireland in living memory, it was claimed today.

RENO a ' A winter storm packing wind gusts more than 80 mph knocked out power to thousands of northern Nevadans, grounded flights and contributed to a fatal pile-up that shut down a stretch of U.S. Interstate 80.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in Santa Cruz County on Friday, after October's storm caused more than $1 million in damage to public roads and infrastructure, left many without power and caused mudslides and flooding in areas burned by last summer's fires.

The emergency services are braced for more heavy rain after England's wettest day on record claimed the life of a "heroic" policeman and left thousands of others counting the cost of flooded homes and businesses.

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Nov 20 - Parts of northern England are underwater after massive rainfall and areas of Scotland and Wales are on flood alert.

The National Weather Service is raising the bar for what it will consider a snow "storm" in 17 central and western counties.

Look out for worms. It will get wet and rainy today says the National Weather Service.

The clinics had been set to take place Friday at the Sam Pannell Community Center, 2450 Meadowview Road; and Saturday at Town and Country Lutheran Church, 4049 Marconi Avenue.

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. told investors Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit tripled from last year on a boost in cold-weather product sales.

The holidays may not be so sweet this year. Nestle - which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. - says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.

Nov 19 - Roads are blocked and houses swamped as heavy rain hits the United Kingdom.

HEAVY rain lashed parts of Scotland today causing flooding and driving problems for motorists.

The Environment Agency and the Met Office have warned of a high risk of flooding to property on Thursday.

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WOMEN are more vulnerable to climate change than men and will continue to bear the brunt of extreme weather conditions unless more is done to educate and empower them, a report has found.

The National Weather Service says another strong Pacific storm will hit Washington Wednesday night and Thursday.

Wet weather was forecast for the Eastern U.S. on Wednesday as a low pressure system hovered over the region.

Federal agriculture authorities have declared disaster areas in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee due to crop losses from a combination of severe spring and fall flooding and summer drought.

Britain will be battered by gale force winds and heavy rain over the next few days, forecasters said today.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. - Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in Southern California.

With the Texas population expected to nearly double over the next 50 years, lawmakers and water experts gathered Monday to convey an important message: We're running out of water.

In this Nov. 11, 2009 file photo, a motorist pumps gas at the Super Petroleum gas station in Lawrence, Mass.

The National Weather Service says the winds and rain splashing Western Washington eased Tuesday as a storm system moved inland.

Strong winds and heavy rain pounded the Oregon coast as a powerful November storm blew through.

It was a dramatic rescue on the high seas when a man and woman from Seattle hit rough weather about 400 miles from Hawaii.

Forecasters say that tonight and into Tuesday, 25-to-35 mph winds with gusts up to 50 mph will hit the Puget Sound lowlands.

For The Associated Press= The country's midsection could start the workweek with some active weather on Monday because of a storm system in the Southern Plains that is expected to move into the Mid-Mississippi Valley.

Weather forecasters predict late-afternoon rain in the Mid-Valley today. A 30 percent chance of rain accompanies a mostly cloudy skies and a high near 57 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he will join a team of Cuban scientists on flights to "bomb clouds" to create rain amid a severe drought that has aroused public anger due to water and electricity rationing.

Gov. Jon Corzine declared states of emergency Sunday in six New Jersey counties battered by the recent nor'easter, one of the most damaging coastal storms in state history.

Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:06am EST - U.S. President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai November 15, 2009.

More heavy rain and high winds are forecast for Monday, with gusts of up to 60mph possible in exposed areas, weather experts said.

Plans to raise the water level behind China's massive Three Gorges dam to full capacity this month - which would mark the symbolic culmination of the decades-old project - have stalled amid a worsening drought and reports of increased landslide risks.

The National Weather Service said Saturday the expected arrival of strong offshore winds prompted a Red Flag Warning for San Diego County.

Homeowners have been warned to be on their guard for flooding, with heavy rain falling on already saturated ground, environment officials said.

The weekend will continue to be a washout for much of the country, with heavy rain likely to follow the gale-force storms which have ripped across many areas.

A stubborn nor'easter battered New Jersey for a third straight day, dropping more rain as shore communities worked to clear flooded roadways and repair extensive damage caused by the storm.

Heavy rain and winds of up to 100 miles an hour caused flooding, closed roads and disrupted transport across southern Britain on Saturday.

Coastal regions in southern Britain have been lashed by strong winds, lightning and driving rain, with top wind speeds reaching 100mph.

FLASH floods have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to stock at The Builder Centre on the Bridge Road industrial estate in Haywards Heath.

SEATTLE - The National Weather Service says a cold front that moved through Western Washington today brought 3-to-8 inches of snow to the Olympics and Cascades.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida pounded the East Coast on Friday, flooding coastal areas and eroding beaches in New Jersey after slamming the Carolinas and Virginia.

Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm-weather months.

Workers clean trucks' windshields after heavy snow in Taiyuan, in north China 's Shanxi province, Thursday, Nov.

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Environment and also in Communities Friday 13th November 2009 - 9:33am Britain braces itself for 'worst storm of the year' The weekend will be washed out by the worst storm of the year so far, with gale-force gusts and heavy rain on its way, forecasters warned today.

Nearly a day after a commercial fishing boat sank off New Jersey, the Coast Guard ended its search Thursday for the three crew members.

With his state under an emergency declaration because of heavy rain and floods Thursday, Virginia Gov.

The deputy head of the U.N. children's agency said Thursday that a famine is looming in southern Sudan because of scarce rainfall and inadequate foreign funds for the region.

Prepare for plenty of tidal flooding and beach erosion in New Jersey. The remnants of Tropical Depression Ida off the Carolina coast and strong high pressure to the north are generating gusty northeast winds that are expected to affect the area through Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Most parts in north and northwest China witnessed a heavy snowfall on Tuesday. [Xinhua] A boarding school in Xitantou village of Yongnian county, Handan, Hebei province collapsed under the pressure of heavy snow, due to a rare storm Wednesday, hebeinews.cn reported.

Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds caused blackouts that left nearly 60 million people in the dark in Brazil.

Virginia's governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday as unrelenting rain from the remnants of a tropical storm soaked the state, while officials in North Carolina braced for another day of heavy rain.

At least five displaced families in Texas still in government-issued mobile homes nearly 14 months after Hurricane Ike must move.

Wet weather was forecast to persist in the South as Tropical Storm Ida continues tacking northeastward up the East Coast on Wednesday.

In this satellite image handout from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , the storm Ida is seen, now downgraded to a tropical storm after moving through an area of cooler sea surface temperatures and increasing shear November 9, 2009 off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico.

MUMBAI: India's financial capital Mumbai and many areas along the west coast were Wednesday braced for Cyclone Phyan that was likely to intensify and cross the coast between north Maharashtra and south Gujarat late in the night.

CHINESE scientists have artificially induced the second major snowstorm to wreak havoc in Beijing this season, state media said today, reigniting debate over the practice of tinkering with Mother Nature.

Oil prices fell Tuesday as workers headed back to deep sea platforms that were bypassed by a rapidly weakening storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

Nov 10 - Residents of El Salvador, hit by devastating rains in the wake of Hurricane Ida, begin to assess the damage to their homes and country.

HEAVY rain in southern India triggered flash floods and landslides that killed 41 people in the past 24 hours, police said.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years.

Increased droughts, floods and storms will hit China's Yangtze River Basin over the next few decades, the result of rising temperatures globally, according to a report released Tuesday.

Coast Guard units from Louisiana to Florida are preparing to ensure search and rescue, environmental response, and recovery of the ports and waterways missions are met as Hurricane Ida approaches.

Iowa's road construction season has been extended at least through Thanksgiving as crews play catch-up because of wet weather.

Whether you love it, or hate it... This warmer-than-average November has people talking about the difference in degrees from one year ago... Reporter Amber Schatz asks what this warm-up means to you? While most golf courses have closed down by November 8th... It's been like summer here this weekend... As people continue to soak up the sun.

Today should be another stunner, according to the National Weather Service forecast: sunny skies, with a high temperature of 71 degrees.

Torrential rains triggered a series of landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 residents and burying many more, a local official said Monday.

Oil prices broke above $78 a barrel Monday in Asia as Hurricane Ida threatened oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico.

The National Weather Service has confirmed it was a tornado that tore through a coastal area of Lincoln City in northwestern Oregon, damaging about a dozen homes.

Stay up to date with the latest news from the National Hurricane Center. Sunday, November 8, 2009 The storm reached hurricane force again late on Saturday and strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Sunday with sustained winds of near 100 mph, the Miami-based hurricane center said in its 4 p.m. EST advisory.

Another beautiful day on Sunday, with a high near 75 and clear skies, according to the National Weather Service forecast .

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NORTHWESTWARD... A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM TULUM TO CABO CATOCHE.

Authorities are saying that a tornado whipped through the coastal town of Lincoln City Friday night around 9 p.m. The severe weather tore roofs off vacation cottages and shattered windows on at least one parked car.

Food prices will decline after the rabi crop as production of wheat, rice, pulses, oil seeds and sugarcane during the winter is expected to be higher than in the drought-hit kharif season, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said Saturday.

New South Wales emergency service workers are bracing for a long day today, following heavy rain on the mid north coast that has forced residents to evacuate their homes.

Nov. 7 - A natural disaster has been declared in parts of Australia's east coast as torrential rains cut main roads and leave thousands of people stranded.

Every two weeks, Naisi Obando and her children join the crowd at the water truck when it rumbles up a dusty road into their shantytown.

A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico's Gulf coast, officials said Friday.

The National Weather Service says cool air following the front that blew through the Northwest will bring weekend snow to the Olympics, Cascades and northeast mountains in Washington.

FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 4, 2009, dying crops and weeds stand in a flooded field near... FILE - In this file photo taken Aug.

Former Hurricane Ida drenched Central America as a tropical depression on Friday and forecasters said it had some chance of regaining force and heading toward the U.S. Ida had winds of 75 mph when it hit the central Nicraguan coast on Thursday, but it quickly lost force as it slogged inland and winds were down to about 35 mph Friday morning, ...

With the U.S. Congress still struggling to agree on sharp cuts in greenhouse gases or how to fund them, European officials said Thursday they were now striving for a political agreement instead of a new treaty to allow the U.S. and other rich nations to make commitments that are not legally binding.

The 69-year-old watchman couldn't swim so when Tropical Storm Mirinae sparked a flash flood he ran, shimmied up a tree and hung on -- for three nights and two days.

Thu Nov 5, 2009 5:51pm EST - A man wears a protective mask as he takes the escalator in a subway in Kiev November 5, 2009.

Nov 5 - Large numbers of kangaroos invade a drought-striken Australian town under nightfall in search of food and water.

There's a chance of showers today, mainly after noon, according to the National Weather Service.

The rain showers expected to move in later today will likely turn into snow tonight, according to the National Weather Service.

Hartwell Huddleston returned the extra combine he bought to help harvest what looked to be one of his best soybean crops ever.

North Mason Web Search powered by YAHOO! Most Recent Local News Winds, Rains Heading for Washington Associated Press Originally published 10:48 a.m., November 4, 2009 Updated 10:48 a.m., November 4, 2009 SEATTLE - The National Weather Service says a storm will blow into Western Washington on Thursday with gusty winds and rains that will fill rivers ...

Tropical storm Ida was gaining strength in the southwest Caribbean, prompting a hurricane watch for the eastern coast of Nicaragua and storm warnings for two Colombian islands.

The Hartford Financial Services Group on Tuesday posted a much narrower loss for the third quarter, as its investment losses shrank as financial markets improved.

Climate change is set to make insurance more expensive and harder to obtain, experts have warned.

Ritchie is asked to a dance by his school's most popular girl, which is fine with Christine since it makes her popularity skyrocket, too.

Bill Steffen - 6pm Weather Forecast - Later on tonight clouds will be on the increase ahead of a cold front that will pass through tomorrow.

In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, people queue up to get drinking water from a water truck in a village in Lianzhou, south China's Guangdong province.

Based on preliminary data in Illinois, the statewide average rainfall was 8.9 inches, 6.0 inches above normal.

Tropical Storm Mirinae unleashed severe flooding in parts of central Vietnam, killing 23 people, leaving two missing and stranding families on rooftops, disaster officials said Tuesday.

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Wet weather continues to hinder South Dakota's row-crop harvest. The weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says statewide last week there were only 1.8 days suitable for field work.

After the second wettest October across parts of the state, Georgia will get a break from the rain.

The United States came under increased pressure Monday to come up with a plan for fighting climate change and to offer an internationally acceptable policy for curbing pollution hastening global warming.

Residents are counting the cost after torrential rain and strong winds battered the UK, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes.

Tropical Storm Mirinae slammed into Vietnam's central coast Monday, unleashing heavy rains and winds and forcing more than 80,000 people to evacuate before losing steam as it moved inland.

Much of the UK is on flood alert after torrential rain and strong winds prompted scores of rescues and travel misery.

Today's forecast for the Birmingham area is sunny skies with a high near 66, according to the National Weather Service .

Holding an umbrella, a biker protects himself from the falling snow as he rides by after a snow storm hit Beijing Photo: EPA The unusually early snow blanketed the capital from Sunday morning and kept falling for half the day, helped by temperatures as low as minus 2 Celsius and strong winds from the north, Xinhua news agency reported.

When 64-year-old Jimale Irobe was a young man, he guided his herds of cows and camels through knee-high grass.

Nov. 1 - The clean up process begins in the Philippines after Typhoon Mirinae battered parts of the country.

Sugar beet farmers will be able to get back into the fields in the next day or two and harvest what crop is left, but this week's storm put the corn harvest back once again.

A ghoulish wind blows: The weather should be dry and around 50 degrees at 6 p.m. for trick-or-treating tonight.