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Renewed flooding threatens Niger capital

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Radio Netherlands Worlwide - 11/29/12

Renewed flooding of the Niger river threatens Niger's capital Niamey and parts of the west of the country, local and regional authorities warned Thursday.

Previous floods in August and September claimed almost 70 lives across the impoverished west African country and made tens of thousands homeless.

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UK Weather: Snowfall Sweeps Across UK, More Freezing Temperatures Forecast (PICTURES)

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The Huffington Post United Kingdom - 12/01/12, PA

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A dog plays in the Scottish Borders, after snow fell across parts of the country

 

Snow has fallen across parts of the country, with more predicted over the weekend.

In contrast to the wet and windy weather which played havoc at the start of the week, freezing temperatures, snow and ice has now swept the UK.

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Heavy Rain, High Winds, Snow Pummel West

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Weather.com - 12/2/12, Chris Dolce and Jon Erdman

Snow Forecast

An atmospheric river of Pacific moisture has been soaking parts of the West Coast and will continue to do so through the weekend. Below we have a look at the forecast details followed by what we mean by the phrase atmospheric river.

A deep dip, or trough, in the jet stream is currently in place over the eastern Pacific Ocean. This has been sending a parade of frontal systems and upper-level disturbances into the West Coast since Wednesday.

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2012 Hurricane Season Filled with Oddities

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Weather.com - 11/30/12

First Hurricane in an Unusual Spot

With a total of 19 named storms, the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season was very active. This is only the seventh hurricane season in the last 162 years that we've had 19 or more named storms.

In addition to being active, we've seen many oddities along the way. Let's step through these oddities beginning with the 2012 "preseason" storms.

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Forbes: Tornadoes Below Average in November

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Weather.com - 12/01/12

Damage is seen after an EF3 tornado swept through the Pinaire Mobile Home Park on April 15, 2012 in Wichita, Kansas. Julie Denesha/Getty Images

According to Weather Channel Severe Weather Expert Dr. Greg Forbes, a below-average year for tornadoes continued in the month of November, where just seven tornadoes were tentatively confirmed in the United States.

The 10-year average for tornadoes in November is 62, Forbes says, but a monthly total as low as seven is not unprecedented. There were no reported tornadoes in November 1976 and only three tornadoes were confirmed in November 2009.

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U.S. Heads for Warmest Year Recorded in Lower 48 States

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Bloomberg Businessweek - Alex Morales, 11/28/12

U.S. Heads for Warmest Year Recorded in Lower 48 States

Two-thirds of the U.S. states suffered drought this year. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

The U.S. is about to register the warmest year on record in the lower 48 states, and the world its ninth-hottest, a United Nations agency said in a report, adding new urgency to the quest to control global warming.

Two-thirds of the U.S. states suffered drought this year, while heat waves hit across Europe and in Morocco, Jordan, China and Russia, the World Meteorological Organization said in a report released in Doha, where UN climate talks began this week. It noted Arctic sea ice shrank to its smallest on record.

To read the rest of this story, visit Businessweek.com.

Wall collapses at Pompeii amid wave of bad weather

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Gazzetta del Sud - 11/30/12

Wall collapses at Pompeii amid wave of bad weather

Pompeii, November 30 - A stone wall collapsed at the Pompeii archaeological site on Friday, probably due to the wave of bad weather that is currently battering Italy. The wall was in an area of the site that had been sealed off from the public for work to make it safe.

 

The collapse involved roughly two cubic meters of the wall, which was part of the Regio VI archeological area uncovered in the 19th century.

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Snow falls in some areas and rain predicted

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BBC - 12/01/12

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Snow in Trimdon, Co Durham. But more rain is to come in many areas.
 

Snow has fallen across parts of northern England and southern Scotland, with more forecast over the weekend.

Up to an inch (25mm) of snow settled in some areas. Temperatures fell early on Saturday to -7C at Shap, in Cumbria.

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Near-Record Warmth Kicks Off December

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Weather.com - 11/30/12, Chrissy Warrilow

Saturday's Highs

As the calendar flips to December, one would think that snowflakes and frozen conditions would be in the forecast for the majority of the country. Right?

Wrong. With the jet stream riding to the north and southerly winds at the surface, warm-than-average air will engulf a large portion of the country through the weekend and into early next week.

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Saturn Photos: Cassini Sees Swirling North Pole Storm

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Weather.com - Chris Dolce, 11/30/12

Peering into the Storm

Peering into the Storm

This image from NASA's Cassini mission was taken on Nov. 27, 2012, with Cassini's narrow-angle camera. The camera was pointing toward Saturn from approximately 224,618 miles away. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

NASA's Cassini spacecraft sent back breathtaking images of a massive swirling storm near the north pole of Saturn. The first four images above show the spectacular vortex that was photographed on November 27, 2012 at a distance of around 250,000 miles from Saturn.

To see the other photos and read the rest of this story, visit Weather.com.

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