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The Nation's Weather (AP)

The forecast for noon, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 shows a Pacific system will instigate a mix of rain and snow showers as it advances eastward from the Pacific Northwest through the Northern Rockies. The Great Lakes will also see cold, wintry weather as lake-effect snow showers are expected to persist. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - Several inches of snow was forecast for the Great Lakes region and parts of the Northeast on Friday, while lesser amounts were expected in New England, the mid-Atlantic and the northern Plains.


Winter weather hard to predict this year: NOAA (Reuters)

Reuters - Winter will be warmer than normal for much of the central United States, but government forecasters said on Thursday this season's weather for the rest of the country will be particularly hard to predict.

Weather around the U.S.A. (AP)

AP - Weather around the U.S.A.

Deadly flash floods hit storm-battered Australian city (AFP)

Map of Australia locating Brisbane, where flash floods killed one person and forced evacuations days after the city was hit by a violent storm, according to officials.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Flash floods killed a woman and forced evacuations as torrential rain drenched Australia's battered city of Brisbane Thursday just days after it was hit by a violent storm, officials said.


Hurricane season ending after record damage in US (AFP)

This September 2008 NASA GOES satellite image shows Hurricane Ike seen at 1225 GMT. The Atlantic hurricane season in 2008 is coming to a close after producing 16 storms, including eight hurricanes, and inflicting record damage in the United States, a report by university researchers said on Wednesday.(AFP/HO NASA/File/Ho)AFP - The Atlantic hurricane season in 2008 is coming to a close after producing 16 storms, including eight hurricanes, and inflicting record damage in the United States, a report by university researchers said on Wednesday.


Weather around the U.S.A. (AP)

AP - Weather around the U.S.A.

The Nation's Weather (AP)

The Weather Underground forecast for Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008, says lake effect snow showers and cold temperatures will persist across the Great Lakes region. Showers are expected to extend into the Mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure will allow the remainder of the country to see dry conditions. (AP Photo/Weaather Underground)AP - Heavy snow and blustery winds were forecast for the Great Lakes region and the Northeast on Tuesday, while rain was expected in the mid-Atlantic and chilly temperatures were predicted in the South.


Indonesia quake kills at least 1, tsunami alert lifted (Reuters)

Reuters - A powerful earthquake struck an area off Indonesia's northern Sulawesi early on Monday, killing at least one man and damaging scores of homes, television stations said.

Indonesia quake kills 1, buildings collapse (AP)

AP - A powerful earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia Monday, killing at least one person, crumpling homes and briefly triggering a region-wide tsunami warning, officials said as they surveyed the damage.

Major earthquake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted (AFP)

A quake reading on a seismograph. A major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Monday morning, destroying houses and triggering a tsunami warning, officials said.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - A major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Monday, destroying houses and triggering a tsunami warning but there were no reports of fatalities, officials said.