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Thousands told to flee Wash. state floods

Flood victims are rescued from their homes near Cougar, Wash., on Wednesday after Speelyai Creek flooded all escape routesRain and high winds lashed Washington state, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt.
'Sno-maggedon' has city's residents on edge

Snowplows in Spokane, Wash., have left piles of snow in front of homes, forcing residents like these to dig out — and adding to the tension building here.More than 6 feet of snow in the past three weeks has left Spokane residents frustrated. Tempers are so frayed that a man was arrested for shooting at a snow plow operator.
Wildfires bring Colorado evacuations

Diane Panetta, a hand at the River Song Farm in rural Boulder County, Colo. readies a horse for evacuation as a wind-driven wildfire approaches the farm for the second time on Wednesday.Wind-driven wildfires swept across Boulder County grasslands Wednesday, destroying at least four structures and prompting police to go door-to-door ordering residents to flee one neighborhood.
Europe snow, cold claim 12 lives

Snow covers tables and chairs at a cafe in normally sunny Marseille, France, on Wednesday.Freezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel delays Wednesday across Europe and were blamed for at least 12 deaths.
L.A. water cops get muscle to fight drought

Alonzo Belanger, one of 15 L.A. water conservation officers, points out a leaky city water connection. The water cops  search for leaks as well as residents who use sprinklers between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., clean driveways with water instead of a broom, or otherwise waste the precious commodity.The green thumbs who keep lawns lush and flora flourishing in Los Angeles have found a new foe among the aphids, white flies and other yard pests — the water police.
Poor in India burn books to stay warm

A woman wrapped in woolens waits for her train in Allahabad, India, Monday. At least 55 people have died over the past four days in northern and eastern India as a spell of cold weather swept the region, officials said on Monday.




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Main Street bridge opening delayed due to weather (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
Cambridge (Jan 8, 2009) -- Bad weather has stalled reopening of the Main Street bridge. It was supposed to open on Christmas Eve day, said Patricia Heft of the Waterloo Region roads department. But persistent snow and rain have made painting traffic markings on the rough-coat of asphalt impossible. Once the weather breaks, it should take no more than a couple of days to clean up the work site ...

Freezing China warns of repeat of New Year gridlock (Reuters)

A passenger boards a train through a window at a railway station in Changzhi, Shanxi province January 8, 2009. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - China is preparing to tackle paralyzed roads and railways if icy weather seizes the south and center in a possible repeat of last years gridlock just as millions head home for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Many miss out on weather payments (BBC News)
Most people hoping for cold weather payments in Oxfordshire will not get them, despite the county experiencing temperatures of -12C.

WEATHER UPDATE: 8:40 a.m. - Hazardous surf will last until tomorrow evening (Pacific Daily News)
8:40 a.m. — A hazardous surf advisory will last until 6 p.m. tomorrow, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service.

Cool weather helps NSW firefighters (The West Australian)
Cooler weather has brought welcome relief to firefighters battling blazes across NSW, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) says. But despite some overnight drizzle, 130 firefighters and 14 aircraft continued to work on a bushfire near Bundanoon, in the NSW Southern Highlands on Thursday.

Cool weather helps NSW firefighters (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Cooler weather has brought welcome relief to firefighters battling blazes across NSW, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) says.

Russia Stops All Gas Supply to Europe

An energy dispute between Russia and Ukraine is forcing tens of thousands people across Europe to cope with freezing weather and no gas heating.
Crazy weather hits Southeast (The Post and Courier)
Heavy rains flooded the South on Wednesday from a rainstorm sweeping the nation. But the Lowcountry saw little more than strong gusts of wind. No damage reports came into the National Weather Service in Charleston. Only a trace of rain was recorded at the weather service office at Charlest...

Hot weather blasts NZ, melts Desert Road - more to come (The New Zealand Herald)
Hot weather blasted the country today with temperatures in Christchurch reaching 40 degrees Celsius. Hotter than normal temperatures were widespread over New Zealand with 12 locations between Timaru and Gisborne recording temperatures of more than 30degC, MetService spokesman Bob McDavitt said.

Thousands evacuated as floods deluge northwest US (AFP)

File picture shows people waiting for snow-delayed flights at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington State in December. After being blanketed by record snow in recent weeks, warmer temperatures and relentless rain has led to severe flooding throughout the state, causing avalanches and mudslides and forcing thousands to be evacuated(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Brashear)AFP - Thousands of people were evacuated across the northwest US state of Washington as flooding caused by heavy rain and melting snow threatened to deluge the region, officials and reports said.
Weather Extra: 1-7-09 (KX TV North Dakota)
Winter has made a come-back. Many of you have said, this is how you remember the winters...cold and snowy. Ryan is going to take a look at a record breaking month in this weeks weather extra. December 2008 did, without question, make history in Bismarc

Hot weather blasts NZ, melts Desert Rd (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Hot weather blasted the country today with temperatures in Christchurch reaching 40 degrees Celsius.

Winter weather affects mountain schools (Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE – Winter weather across Western North Carolina postponed at least two high school basketball games Wednesday and is expected to cause school cancellations and delays this morning.

Weather Knocks Out Power In Johnson City (Bristol Herald Courier)
The weather left around a thousand people in Johnson City in the dark this evening. Winds snapped trees and a power lines at the Intersection of Mountcastle Drive and Baxter Road in Johnson City this Afternoon. Johnson City Power Board crews replaced two power poles and made repairs to five others. The power board told News Channel 11 they expected to have all power restored by 11:00pm.

Hot weather blasts NZ (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Hot weather blasted the country today with temperatures in Christchurch reaching 40 degrees Celsius.

New Zealand Faces Dry La Nina Weather, May Curb Economic Growth (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand faces a La Nina weather pattern this year, resulting in lower rainfall and dry summer winds in the South Island, which may curb farm production and hydro power generation.

Wolves Abandoned after Ike

The Austin Zoo will be home to four hybrid wolves rescued from private property in Orange County abandoned after Hurricane Ike.
Melting snow causes heavy flooding in Wash. state (AP)

Rescue workers evacuate residents from a flooded neighborhood along McCutcheon Rd. near Orting, Wash. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The rapidly rising Puyallup River forced hundreds of people in the area from their homes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt.
Dry Weather Continues... (KSNT Topeka)
Dry weather looks to continue over the next several days, however, expect some big changes to those temperatures... Well see mostly cloudy and chilly conditions tonight with lows in the low to mid 20s. Following some morning clouds, expect lots of sunshine by afternoon on Thursday.

Ski areas bounce back from wild weather (Connecticut Post)
Skiers and snowboarders are sliding out of recovery mode following a week that saw some of the most extreme and sudden weather changes in memory.The wild weather thew a wet, then frozen rag, on the





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El Colorado, La Parva and Valle Nevado Ski Areas from Santiago - Chile, have acquired from Telemet Sudamerica three new PistenBully models year 2008.
08/01/2009 Valle Nevado continues to expand its fleet acquiring a PB 200 Park Bully model 2008
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08/01/2009 Ski La Parva increases its snow-grooming fleet acquiring a PB 200 Park Bully year 2008
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08/01/2009 Valle Nevado Acquires a
PB 300W-2007, for immediate delivery
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