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25 Dec 2009 10:56

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U.S.: Merry Christmas! Here’s a trucker complaining about the weather

  • The wind is killer, especially when you’re empty. Anything that’s boxed, like a refrigerator trailer like I have … becomes like a giant sail in the wind.
  • Trucker Jim Reed • While stopped in Omaha. Reed is trying to drive through a rough winter storm that’s covering the Midwest and Plains states this morning. Parts of Oklahoma, the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Texas have blizzard warnings in effect, according to the National Weather Service. Good luck out there today, guys. source
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24 Dec 2009 10:23

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U.S.: Mother nature hates us and wants us to suffer on Xmas Eve

Dear weather, we know we can’t control you, but if you’re gonna storm, mind waiting until it’s really cold, so it’s at least snow, not freezing rain? Thanks. source
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20 Dec 2009 21:42

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Culture: Avatar screwed by a massive winter storm. That must’ve hurt.

  • $73 million in box-office results – OK but not amazing results for the movie that’s gonna change life itself
  • 75% dip in movie sales in D.C. on Saturday – sorry, movie industry, we were ordering pizza in our apartment
  • 57% dip in movie sales in Philadelphia on Saturday; we’ve always seen Philly as a wannabe D.C. source
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20 Dec 2009 10:46

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U.S.: So, how much snow did the East Coast get, anyway, guys?

  • 24″ of snow fell in Bethesda, Maryland, within earshot of D.C.
  • 16″ of snow fell in the National Mall, within the city limits of D.C.
  • 23.2″ of snow fell in Philly, a road trip away from D.C. source
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15 Nov 2009 01:46

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U.S.: Based on record high temperatures, we’re getting hotter

  • 1.14:1 ratio of record high days to record low days in the U.S. during the 1980s; normal source
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09 Nov 2009 10:38

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World: Ida’s looking less dangerous, but has already left an awful toll

  • 70 mph the current speed of Ida, which has slowed down to a tropical storm source
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08 Nov 2009 20:24

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World: In El Salvador, Hurricane Ida left an awful death toll already

  • 91+ have died in the country after 3 days of heavy rain source
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05 Sep 2009 14:28

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U.S.: The Station Fire: Still ablaze, but slowly coming under control

  • 42% contained as of Saturday; cool weather has helped source
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29 Aug 2009 10:58

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U.S.: Danny acts like Bill, doesn’t have his swagger. Depression sets in.

Danny was a tropical storm, but now he’s just depressed. The depression will hit Long Island today. Based on storm path, he’s like Bill’s wannabe brother. source
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23 Aug 2009 10:58

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U.S., World: Is it really tropical anymore? Bill’s about to give Nova Scotia fits

It’s slowing down as it goes up the coast, and it barely even touched Massachusetts. It’s very much a threat to Nova Scotia, though. source
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