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Thousands told to flee Wash. state floods

Rescue workers evacuate residents from a flooded neighborhood near Orting, Wash., on Wednesday. The rapidly rising Puyallup River forced hundreds of people in the area from their homes.Tens of  thousands of people are told to flee their homes near Seattle after severe storms brought record flooding to the Pacific Northwest. Storms also struck the South and the Northeast.
'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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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

Tell us what you think: Recent weathers impact on you (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
With East Tennessees weather shifting from prolonged and sometimes massive rainfall into winter weather advisories and watches, we want to know how the weather affects you.

Warm weather cancels Seeley dog race (KPAX Missoula)
The annual Seeley Lake sled dog races will be canceled this weekend, due to warm weather conditions making the snow too soft to run in. Organizers for the event have been busy all week calling racers

Parts Of Western Pa. Under Winter Weather Advisory (KDKA Pittsburgh)
Snow has arrived in the Pittsburgh area and now some parts of the area are under a Winter Weather Advisory.  Forecasters expect two to four inches in the counties affected by the advisory, which include Cambria, Clarion, Fayette, Indiana, Jefferson, Mercer, Somerset, Venango and Westmoreland counties.

Nissan recalling trucks in cold weather states (5 Eyewitness News St. Paul)
Nissan is recalling more than 240,000 trucks in 20 cold weather states to fix a problem that could prevent front air bags from deploying in a crash...

Spokane, Wash., residents cope with record snow

More than 6 feet of snow in the past three weeks has made Spokane residents edgy, and Wednesday brought new problems as melting snow and ice caused flooding and mudslides.
White Co. receives grant to update weather sirens (AccessNorthGA)
CLEVELAND - New weather alert sirens are going up around Cleveland.

Wintry Weather Moves Into Area (LEX 18 Lexington)
Light snow is expected to continue off and on in the Lexington area into Thursday while parts of eastern Kentucky are under a winter weather advisory.

Twelve dead as winter weather freezes Europe (Adelaide Now)
A BLAST of frigid weather has claimed up to a dozen lives in Europe as temperatures tumbled below freezing overnight in what weather officials today dubbed the coldest night of winter.

Regulator: Banks strong enough to weather crisis - Chile (Business News Americas)
The adequate solvency and risk management levels of Chilean banks bode well for the systems ability to weather the ongoing global economic crisis, but they should work together with customers to deal with the current scenario, Gustavo Arriagada, head of banking regulator Sbif, told press.

MARKET TALK: Profit-Taking, Weather Pushes CBOT Corn Lower (INO News)
1241 EST [Dow Jones] - CBOT corn futures are lower on profit-taking and improved South America weather forecasts, traders say. A trader says the market is awaiting updated forecasts for South America, and could break further if rains predicted this morning remain in the forecasts.

Weather: Heavy showers may return Saturday (Honolulu Advertiser)
More heavy rain appears to be on the way and could reach Hawaii by late Saturday, the National Weather Service said.

Weather records a delight for observers (Hays Daily News)
Its a weather watchers treasure trove, the data compiled by the Kansas State University Agricultural Research Center at the south edge of Hays. After all, its enough to fill 90 spreadsheets, each one hundreds of tidbits of information, data that harkens back as many as 141 years ago.

Rough weather causes severe damage (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - On Wednesday, rough weather rolled through much of our viewing area causing power outages and severe damage. In Newport News, a marina was wrecked as strong winds caused much of the structure to collapse.





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08/01/2009 Codelco La Andina and Anglo Disputada Purchase The First 4-PB600 Polar For Chile
Two of the biggest mining operations in Chile have placed an order for four (4) PB600 Polar snowgroomers, "Mining Edition", for their high mountain operations.
08/01/2009 Portillo has acquired the first PB400W in Chile
Portillo Ski area from Santiago, Chile has acquired from Telemet Sudamerica a brand new PistenBully 400W model 2009. This is the first acquisition in its type for Chile.
08/01/2009 New Pisten Bully 400
Technically top of its class. Extremely easy and comfortable to operate. Absolute precision. The PistenBully 400 possesses all the features which are essential for work on the roofs of the world.
08/01/2009 Expansion of the PistenBully family
Snow groomers by the Formatic brand are amongst the pioneers of vehicles designed to operate on snow. The Formatic brand belongs to Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG since 2008.
08/01/2009 New acquisitions of PistenBully's equipment from Chilean Ski Areas
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
The Ski Area Valle Nevado from Santiago, Chile, has acquired from Telemet Sudamérica a new PistenBully 200 Park Bully, model 2008.
08/01/2009 Ski La Parva increases its snow-grooming fleet acquiring a PB 200 Park Bully year 2008
La Parva Ski Area from Santiago, Chile, has acquired from Telemet Sudamérica a new PistenBully 200 Park Bully of 2008 edition.
08/01/2009 El Colorado Ski Area Acquires a PB 300W-2008
The Ski Area El Colorado from Santiago, Chile, has acquired from Telemet Sudamerica a new PistenBully 300W of 2008 collection to be delivered for use at this coming winter season 2008.
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On March 1 and 2, 2008 took place the fourth edition of "Latitude 42 North Air Assault" organized by Telemet, Inc. at his partner’s facilities Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl.
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08/01/2009 Valle Nevado Acquires a
PB 300W-2007, for immediate delivery
Valle Nevado Ski Area from Santiago, Chile has bought from Top Service by Telemet a new Pisten Bully 300 W, year 2007, with immediate delivery to be used this winter season.
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Focusing on improving the quality of our services and therefore the quality of weather data our clients provide to their own, we are now working with Mountain News Corporation.
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