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Another Warmer-Than-Average Winter, New Report Says

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Weather.com - 3/12/13, Nick Wiltgen

 

 

The report, which covers the recently-concluded "meteorological winter" from Dec. 1 through Feb. 28, shows that 2012-13 was the 20th-warmest winter of the past 118 for the Lower 48. It was also a relatively wet winter, placing 25th-wettest since 1895-96.

 

Only four states had "near normal" temperatures, defined as the middle one-third of the historical range, according to the NCDC report. Six states were cooler than normal, all of them in the Southwest. None of those states placed among their ten coldest winters.

 

Big Story Weather

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Redorbit.com-3/11/13, Joshua Kelly

 

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Big Story Weather from March 8-10: A significant winter storm moved through the Northern Plains bringing heavy ice, rain and even heavy snow to many places in the region.

Big Story Weather Discussion for March 11: Low pressure will be moving through the Great Lakes today bringing heavy snow towards the Western Lakes, while along the frontal boundary there will be rain showers and even a few thunderstorms for the Gulf Coast Region. High pressure over the Rockies will bring cool air into the Plains and also a nice day for the West Coast. Here is the weather for a few select cities:

 

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Tropical Cyclone Sandra Churns Well East of Australia

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Accuweather.com - 3/11/13, Eric Leister

 

 

Tropical Cyclone Sandra was still a very strong storm, hovering at sea northwest of New Caledonia on

Monday.While far to the east of Australia, Sandra was helping to whip up rough surf and rip currents, which will be likely to last through at least Wednesday, along some Queensland beaches.

 

 

3rd wave of locusts from Sinai takes Israel by swarm

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The Jerusalem Post  - 3/11/13, By SHARON UDASIN, MELANIE LIDMAN

Hardly a plague – Jerusalem chef insists insect-based dishes delicious, popular and excellent source of protein.

CHEF MOSHE BASSON holds a locust March 10, 2013 outside his Eucalyptus Restaurant in the capital

CHEF MOSHE BASSON holds a locust March 10, 2013 outside his Eucalyptus Restaurant in the capital Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post
 

A new group of locusts crossed the border from the Sinai region on Sunday, ending up in the area of Moshav Be’er Malka, in the Ramat Hanegev region, the Agriculture Ministry reported.

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Sharks Swarm Florida Beach By The Thousands; Beaches Closed (VIDEO)

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Huffington Post - 3/07/13

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The cold weather isn’t the only thing keeping South Florida swimmers out of the Atlantic Ocean.

This week thousands of blacktip and spinner sharks were filmed swarming off the state's southern coast as part of their seasonal migration.

To watch the other video and read the rest of this story, visit Huffington Post. 

 

 

 

Sprawling Nor'easter still bringing heavy snow, damaging coastal floods

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Wunderground.com - 3/8/13, Dr. Jeff Masters

 

 

 

It's not often that a Nor'easter centered more than 600 miles out to sea brings heavy snow and and major coastal flooding to New England, but Winter Storm Saturn is a one-of-a-kind. The massive storm, which was centered about 600 miles east-southeast of New York City at 7 am EST, sprawls out over a huge area of ocean more than 1000 miles across. While the central pressure of 988 mb is not exceptionally low for a Nor'easter, the sheer size of the storm is allowing Saturn to pile up a formidable storm surge, which hammered the coast of Eastern Massachusetts during the Friday morning high tide cycle, causing severe erosion, widespread street flooding, and damage to roads and houses.

 

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