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Where's the snow? Not in Lower 48, but elsewhere
Bloomington Pantagraph
Last year, more than half the nation was covered in snow as a Groundhog Day blizzard barreled across the country, killing 36 people and causing $1.8 billion in damage. This year, less than a fifth of the country outside of Alaska has snow on the ground ...

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FOCUS: Where's the snow? Not in Lower 48, but elsewhere
Fall River Herald News
Last year, more than half the nation was covered in snow as a Groundhog Day blizzard barreled across the country, killing 36 people and causing $1.8 billion in damage. This year, less than a fifth of the country outside of Alaska has snow on the ground ...

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Snow Heads East After Slamming Colorado
TIME
Ranch hands had to feed other cattle because they couldn't graze through 6-inch snow, Houston said. In Alaska, transportation officials urging motorists in the state's largest city to stay home over the weekend if they can so roads can be cleared as ...
Storm goes east after burying Colorado7Online.com
Storm goes east after dumping on ColoradoLongview Daily News

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USA TODAY
Colorado Blizzard Moves East After Cancelling 600 Flights, Dumping 6 Feet In ...
Huffington Post
By DAN ELLIOTT 02/ 4/12 07:07 AM ET AP DENVER -- The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow in the Rocky Mountain foothills and forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights in Denver before heading east ...
Storm goes east after dumping on ColoradoLongview Daily News
Winter's first big snow pounds Colo., moves eastCBS News
Major storm hits Colorado moving east; flights canceled, lawmakers adjourn ...Washington Post
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Boston.com
Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado
Boston.com
Rhonda Johnstone wipes out while snowboarding with her friends dogs Sake and Lola as a snow storm hits the Denver metro area Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Lakewood, Colo. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, ...
Major storm hits Colorado moving east; flights canceled, lawmakers adjourn ...Washington Post

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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By DAN ELLIOTT AP DENVER — The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow in the Rocky Mountain foothills and forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights in Denver before heading east toward the central ...
Major storm hits Colorado moving east; flights canceled, lawmakers adjourn ...Washington Post

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ABC News
Storm Goes East After Dumping on Colorado
ABC News
The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow in the Rocky Mountain foothills and forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights in Denver before heading east toward the central plains.
Major storm hits Colorado moving east; flights canceled, lawmakers adjourn ...Washington Post

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Alaska Dispatch
Heavy snow blankets Southcentral Alaska with more on way
Alaska Dispatch
Forecasters initially called for four to eight inches of snow in most areas, with snow accumulation of up to a foot on the hillside. But by early Friday afternoon, the Alaska Department of Transportation had warned 18 inches of heavy snow was on its ...
Snow Causes Closures and 15 Moose DeathsKTVA CBS 11 News Alaska
New winter storm elevates avalanche dangerTheNewsTribune.com
DOT urges Anchorage residents to stay home so workers can remove the snowThe Republic
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman -National Post (blog)
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Alaska Dispatch
Ice slows Bering Sea snow crab season
Alaska Dispatch
"Not a lot of area left" for the snow crabbers, said biologist Heather Fitch of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Unalaska. "It's definitely going to slow things down," agreed Unalaska Natural Resource Analyst Frank Kelty.

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Avalanche closes Richardson Highway at Thompson Pass; winter storms spur ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
A series of winter storms is causing travel difficulties across Alaska, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation. Eagle Summit on the Steese Highway is drifted closed between 101 Mile and 116 Mile. On the Richardson Highway, heavy snow and ...

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USA TODAY
Major storm hits Colorado moving east; flights canceled, lawmakers adjourn ...
Washington Post
Snow piled up to 6 feet on some Rocky Mountain foothills — and it was a welcome boost to several ski resorts that have suffered below-average snowfall this season. But while Echo Mountain and other resorts close to Denver celebrated up to 40 inches of ...
Heavy snowstorm hits Colorado on its way eastAtlanta Journal Constitution
Rare February Blizzard Rages In DenverOPB News

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Deseret News
Anchorage drivers advised to stay home as snow piles up
TheNewsTribune.com
Deep, blowing snow is making travel difficult across Southcentral Alaska. The Department of Transportation is warning people in Anchorage to stay off roads to help plowing crews keep up with heavy snowfall. The Anchorage School District has announced ...
2 major Alaska highways reopen after avalancheDeseret News
Crews to Work More on Avalanche Hazard ReductionKTUU.com
Avalanche Closes Highways Out of AnchorageAccuWeather.com
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State offices close early Friday because of snow; up to 10 inches expected by ...
The Republic
AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska — State workers are being let out early Friday in Anchorage and Kenai because of deteriorating weather conditions. Anchorage employees will be getting early in staggered dismissal, and deference is being given to those who live ...

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National Post (blog)
Moose-car collisions spike as storm blasts Southcentral
TheNewsTribune.com
Heavy snow and poor visibility Thursday night and for much of Friday led to a rash of moose-vehicle collisions in Southcentral Alaska. By MIKE DUNHAM; Anchorage Daily News Heavy snow and poor visibility Thursday night and for much of Friday led to a ...
15 moose-car collisions reported in less than 24 hours in Anchorage and Mat-SuAnchorage Daily News
Moose-vehicle collisions at 'crisis' levelMat-Su Valley Frontiersman
Heavy snowfall causes 'moose emergency' in AlaskaNational Post (blog)

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What's Behind the Wild Winter Around the World
Our Amazing Planet
by by Brett Israel, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer - Feb 03, 2012 05:22 PM ET Winter in the United States this year has been mild — except for snow-buried Alaska — but around the world, winter is wreaking havoc. If you're wondering where's winter, ...

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Deseret News
Heavy snow blankets Anchorage region, more coming
Alaska Dispatch
Forecasters initially called for four to eight inches of snow in most areas, with snow accumulation of up to a foot on the hillside. But by early Friday afternoon, the Alaska Department of Transportation had warned 18 inches of heavy snow was on its ...
New storm threatens to cause chaos across Southcentral AlaskaTheNewsTribune.com
2 major Alaska highways reopen after avalancheDeseret News
Crews to Work More on Avalanche Hazard ReductionKTUU.com
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Yellow-cedar decline linked to cold snaps, lack of snow
Vancouver Sun
They began dying in the early 20th century, leaving scientists with a perplexing and enduring mystery about what exactly has been killing vast swaths of yellow-cedar forests along the Pacific Coast of southeast Alaska and northwest British Columbia.
Cedar trees said victims of climate changeUPI.com

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Alaska Dispatch
Winter's discontent: 18 inches of snow forecast in Anchorage
Alaska Dispatch
Eighteen inches of heavy snow is anticipated to fall in the Anchorage bowl and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is encouraging people to stay home if they can in order to help city and state crews manage the snow removal.
DOT urges Anchorage residents to stay home so workers can remove the snowThe Republic

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Yellow-cedar decline in BC linked to cold snaps, lack of snow
Vancouver Sun
They began dying in the early 20th century, leaving scientists with a perplexing and enduring mystery about what exactly has been killing vast swaths of yellow-cedar forests along the Pacific Coast of southeast Alaska and northwest British Columbia.
Yellow-cedar decline linked to cold snaps, lack of snowCanada.com
Cedar trees said victims of climate changeUPI.com

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'Arctic Oscilliation' Behind Season's Mixed Winter Weather
NPR
For snow fans in the contiguous US, this winter has left much to be desired. The warm and mild season in the lower 48 and the wild snow dumps and cold weather up north in Alaska can be blamed largely on a weather pattern called "arctic oscillation.

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