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Ice boulder photos on Lake Michigan go viral

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Posted by; WZZM 13 ONLINE

GOOD HARBOR, Mich. (WZZM) - She's lived near the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for nearly seven years but a Northern Michigan woman says she's never seen anything like this.

Leda Olmstead came across dozens of ice boulders during her daily walk Thursday afternoon. The giant formations were scattered across a 100 foot section of the beach and were too heavy for her to pick up.

 

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Australia takes another battering

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3 News - 2/25/13, Rachel Morton

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Australia is once again taking a battering from the elements, and both sides of the country are affected.
New South Wales is flooded, huge swells have closed Queensland beaches and Western Australia is bracing for a cyclone.

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Big Story Weather – February 25, 2013

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RedOrbit.com - 2/25/13, Joshua Kelly

Big Story Weather from February 22-24: A major winter storm has taken aim at the Southern Plains bringing very heavy snowfall to Western Texas and Oklahoma. On the front side in the warm sector, severe weather has been occurring over places like Louisiana and Mississippi with some places just last night getting hail the size of golf balls and rainfall rates around 4 inches total with very heavy rain still falling.

Weather Outlook for February 25: Low pressure moving into Oklahoma and Texas will be the site of some very heavy snows over the Western part of the states, while the Gulf Coast area deals with very heavy rainfall along with some severe weather. The East Coast will be dominated by an area of high pressure well offshore, as will the majority of the Northern Plains and West Coast as high pressure is over the Rockies. The Pacific Northwest will see more showers throughout the day and the week. Below is the weather for a few select cities.

Volcanoes Today, 25 Feb 2013 - recent updates on world-wide volcanic activity

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Volcano Discover Monday Feb 25, 2013 09:27 AM

Current seismic signal from White Island (GeoNet)

Current seismic signal from White Island (GeoNet)

 

White Island (New Zealand): Strong continuous volcanic tremor has returned and is now higher than ever, mixed with earthquakes. No unusual activity is visible at the surface.

Sangay (Ecuador): VAAC Washington reports pilot observations of ash emissions to 25,000 ft (7.5 km) altitude on 22 February. Since the volcano is very remote and one of Ecuador's most active, it is fair to assume that it might be in a state of elevated activity.

Heard (Australia, Southern Indian Ocean): A MODIS hot spot was visible yesterday at the summit of the volcano, despite the usual dense cloud cover. This indicates that some sort of activity likely continues.

 

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Was that snow in Phoenix!?

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by Jason Volentine at azfamily.com

Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:54 PMUpdated Wednesday, Feb 20 at 10:00 PM

 

PHOENIX -- Winter storms swept into Phoenix on Wednesday and made people wonder whether this is the Valley of the Sun or the Valley of the Snow.

While much of the Valley saw rain throughout the day, central Phoenix was inundated with a sudden blast of icy, wintry, snowy precipitation that started falling right around 2 p.m. 

10 dead as Haruna lashes Madagascar

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Courier Mail - 2/24/12, AAP

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TROPICAL cyclone Haruna and rains that lashed the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar have killed 10 people and affected nearly 3000, disaster officials say.

The cyclone struck on Friday morning in the region and left the island 24 hours later, having claimed six lives and hurt 17, they said on Saturday.

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Britain wakes to not so sunny Sunday after temperatures dip to -8C

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Mail Online - 2/24/13, Leon Watson

  • Whole country will feel the chill as flurries of snow drift in from Russia
  • North west of Scotland may see bright patches and temperatures of 4C

  • Snow covered fields surround the iconic Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead this morning

    Snow covered fields surround the iconic Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead this morning

  • Britain faces a barrage of yet more sub zero temperatures today as the mercury hit -8C overnight.

    Forecasters said the whole country will be feeling the chill as flurries of snow drift in from the east.

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