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February 2, 2011

Extreme Weather: U.S. Gripped by Massive Winter Storm 
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Extreme weather is the story of the day across much of the United
States. A massive winter storm has affected 100 million people from New
Mexico to New England. Thousands of flights have been canceled. The
National Weather Service issued storm watches, warnings and advisories
in more than 30 states and blizzard warnings for eight. States of
emergency were declared in Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Many scientists have linked the extreme winter weather patterns to
climate change. A recent study by the U.S. Global Change Research
Program found the amount of very heavy precipitation on the eastern
seaboard from Washington, D.C., to Maine rose by 67 percent between 1958
and 2007.



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