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Rare October snowfall hits U.S. northeast, leaving millions without power

World Oct. 31, 2011 - 06:44AM JST ( 13 )

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Michael J. MorrisOct. 31, 2011 - 07:22AM JST

I'm just waiting for the quacks at Fox News to declare that there is no Global warming! How can we have climate change when it is snowing in October!
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some14someOct. 31, 2011 - 07:33AM JST

is it global warming vs el nino or both are inter-connected?
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Elbuda MexicanoOct. 31, 2011 - 08:45AM JST

¿¿I am not sure but maybe it is global warming but this year not El Niño but maybe La Niña??
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just-a-guyOct. 31, 2011 - 12:59PM JST

The snowctorm was nothing be blamed but massive blackouts in northeast America reflected that nation has downgraded like a third world country after 10 years of wars in middleeast!
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CrazyJoeOct. 31, 2011 - 05:10PM JST

This must be global cooling.
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unreconstructedOct. 31, 2011 - 06:17PM JST

I'm just waiting for the quacks at Fox News to declare that there is no Global warming!

And I'm just waiting to see how Obama's fans - people who like to vent against imaginary price gouging in relatively free markets - are going to enjoy paying higher fuel prices to support Obama's deliberate sabotaging of coal and gas development in the US.

"Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."
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FadamorOct. 31, 2011 - 11:36PM JST

Interesting how an article about the weather gets half of its comments (3 of 6 so far) directed at politics instead of the article, and the mods let it slide.

Global Warming - according to the scientists - results in extreme weather on BOTH ends of the thermometer. So yes, you can have freak snowstorms during a period of global warming.

We just caught the edge of this storm. It stayed just above freezing where I live and we only saw occasional sleet and sporadic snowflakes, but only 40 miles north they got 2 inches of snow on the ground. In the nearby mountains it was about 12 inches.
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FoxieOct. 31, 2011 - 11:49PM JST

We already had 20cm of snow on October 4 in Hokkaido. Didn't make CNN though. Be careful with your 2 inches of snow, Fadamor, they melt and turn into nasty ice. Better wear your spike shoes today outside.
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gelendestrasseNov. 01, 2011 - 01:26AM JST

I can't ship parts because there's no power at the receiving end until further notice. I guess it's pretty ugly.
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OssanAmericaNov. 01, 2011 - 02:24AM JST

"The snowctorm was nothing be blamed but massive blackouts in northeast America reflected that nation has downgraded like a third world country after 10 years of wars in middleeast!"

At least we don't have thousands of people dying every time something happens.
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Elbuda MexicanoNov. 01, 2011 - 02:51AM JST

One man's snow storm is another kids day off school, no politics here, just ask Bart Simpson!
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NolivingNov. 01, 2011 - 07:17AM JST

I'm just waiting for the quacks at Fox News to declare that there is no Global warming! How can we have climate change when it is snowing in October!

Snowing in October isn't unheard of. In fact I would imagine that it snows every october in the US. Just not as frequently as it does in December and or January.
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lostrune2Nov. 01, 2011 - 08:12PM JST

That was a lot of wet heavy snow, not light fluffy snow because the weather was not cool enough yet. Enough wet heavy snow snaps branches off trees. Snapped branches break electrical lines. A lot of wet heavy snow means many broken electrical lines. Parts of New England got 12+ inches of wet heavy snow.