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Man killed, baby missing in Lebanon winter storm

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The Daily Star - 1/07/13, By Mohammed Zaatari, Rima S. Aboulmona

Cars stranded in Karantina after heavy rainfall turned the road into a river Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir)

BEIRUT/SIDON, Lebanon: Strong winds and floods killed a man and washed away a baby boy and caused travel misery as it swept across Lebanon for a second day Monday, in what the Meteorological office described as a "rare storm."

The Education Ministry announced the closure of all public and private schools Tuesday and Wednesday.

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North India cold snap toll rises to 170

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BBC News - 1/08/13

Indian laborers warm themselves on a fire in a market on a cold morning in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan 7, 2013.

Delhi has experienced its coldest day for 44 years

More than 170 people have died in a cold snap sweeping across northern India, reports say.

The majority of deaths were in Uttar Pradesh state. Punjab and Haryana are among the other northern states badly hit by the cold weather.

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China's Coldest Winter in Decades

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Weather.com - 1/07/13, AP

China's Coldest Winter in Decades

A Tree in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin province is left covered by ice on December 8, 2012. (Getty Images)

BEIJING — China is experiencing unusual chills this winter with its national average temperature hitting the lowest in 28 years, and snow and ice have closed highways, canceled flights, stranded tourists and knocked out power in several provinces.

China Meteorological Administration on Friday said the national average was 25 degrees Fahrenheit since late November, the coldest in nearly three decades.

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Record January Warmth in France and Australia while Record Cold in China and India Persists

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Wunderground.com - Christopher C. Burt, 1/07/13


Investigators inspect ships frozen to their docks in the port city of Jinzhou, Liaoning Province in China. Photo from REUTERS.

January has gotten off to an extreme start temperature-wise for many parts of the world although it has been fairly normal so far in the U.S.

European warmth

On January 5th the temperature peaked at 25.2°C (77.4°F) at Llau, France, the warmest January temperature on record for the country on the mainland and aside from the French Mediterranean Island of Corsica. The record for Corsica is 25.5°C (77.9°F) set at Solenzara on January 2, 1962. Switzerland also saw near record warmth for the month with a 23.7°C (74.7°F) temperature measured at Brissago. The January record for Switzerland remains 24.1°C (75.4°F) at Grono on January 19, 2007.

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Warning as Toxic Algae Builds up in Waipoua River

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Scoop - 1/07/13

Toxic algae onrock

The Greater Wellington Regional Council, Masterton District Council and Regional Public Health are urging river users to protect themselves and their dogs from toxic algae, with an increase of algal growth detected in Masterton's Waipoua River this week.

Toxic algae - or cyanobacteria - form brown or black clumps on river beds and can kill livestock and dogs. The clumps can peel off and often wash up on the river's edge where dogs can easily come into contact with them. If your dog eats toxic algae, it can die very quickly. Contact with toxic algae can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, skin irritations and other allergy-type symptoms in humans.

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Severe cold in North India, Delhi shivers at 2.4 degrees Celsius

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Zee News - Updated 1/07/13, ZeeNews Bureau

New Delhi: Cold wave and harsh weather conditions continue to throw life out of gear in North India with the minimum temperature dipping to 2.4 degrees Celsius in the national capital on Monday.|


Though the minimum temperature in Delhi improved partially from Sunday’s 1.9 degrees to 2.4 it still remains five degrees below normal. Making the mater worse, icy-winds forced people to stay inside their homes in Delhi.

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Australia's Record Heatwave Is Getting Dangerous

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Business Insider - 1/07/13, The Telegraph

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People swim in the water at St Kilda Beach on January 3, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.

Australia is bracing for its worst ever fire danger as a record-breaking heatwave prompted warnings of a “catastrophic” wildfire threat.

The sweltering conditions have led to hundreds of fires across the country and are set to sweep across Sydney for the first time. Temperatures in the city are set to reach 109F (43C) on Tuesday.

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Annual Buildup of Air Pollution Chokes Tehran

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The New York Times - 1/06/13, Thomas Erdbrink

Air pollution blanketed the skyline of Tehran on Friday.
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TEHRAN — Already battered by international threats against their nation’s nuclear program, sanctions and a broken economy, Iranians living here in the capital are now trying to cope with what has become an annual pollution peril: a yellowish haze that engulfs Tehran this time of year.

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