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The Weather NetworkCyclone Sidr killed 15,000 in Bangladesh, according to estimates
Tropical Cyclone Sidr was one of the worst natural disasters to hit Bangladesh.
- The Weather Network
A potent snowstorm is set to blanket the central Prairies this week
The impending system could bring Edmonton its largest snowfall in several years.
- Statesman Journal
Heavy winds could bring power outages in Willamette Valley Monday afternoon
High winds and heavy rain could bring power outages to Salem and the Willamette Valley.
- WABC – NY
Fourth tornado confirmed on Long Island
A fourth tornado is confirmed to have touched down on Long Island over the weekend, the National Weather Service said Monday.
- INSIDER
Intense storms in Egypt unleashed a massive swarm of scorpions from their nests, stinging 450 people and killing 3
Extreme weather in Aswan, near the River Nile, forced venomous scorpions and snakes out of the ground and into people's homes, reports say.
- AccuWeather
Lake-effect snow machine to fire up early this week
In the wake of an Alberta clipper that brought snow to the Great Lakes on Sunday morning and to the interior Northeast on Sunday afternoon and evening, AccuWeather meteorologists say that will not be the end of the snow. While most of the lake-effect snow is still to come, some locations had a preview on Saturday. For example, a band of heavy lake-effect snow set up over Buffalo, New York, on Saturday morning. This dropped 1.7 inches of snow and was the city's first accumulating snow of the seas
- Fighting Irish Wire
See It: Notre Dame Stadium blanketed with snow
As much as the first snow of the year is unwelcomed it does mean for some nice photographs on Notre Dame's campus.
- Statesman Journal
Roads on Oregon Coast reopen after high water from floods starts to recede
Some smaller roads are still closed, but main roads like Highway 18 and Highway 101 opened back up Saturday.
- AccuWeather
'Pineapple Express' pummels Pacific Northwest and British Columbia
An atmospheric river has inundated parts of Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, Canada, in recent days with nearly 10 inches of rain. This atmospheric river is referred to as "the Pineapple Express" by meteorologists since moisture extends back to Hawaii in the tropical Pacific. Mudslides and major flooding pushed multiple vehicles off highways on Sunday in southern British Columbia, as residents sheltered in recreation centers. A photo by BC Transportation Sunday evening showed Highway 1 b
- The Advocate
Used Condoms in Cruising Areas Are Killing Giant Lizards
Researchers studied almost 300 public sex spots in the Canary Islands and found widespread harm to plants and animals caused by public pleasure seekers.
- WABC – NY
Gusty storms trigger tornado warnings, bring hail
A quick moving storm triggered tornado warnings and hammered the New York City Tri-State area with heavy rain and hail Saturday.
- The Weather Network
Mudslides, flooding underway in B.C. amid 100-200 mm of rainfall
A potent "pineapple express" is charging through B.C. Sunday, expected to unload substantial rainfall amounts to the South Coast after bringing heavy snowfall to the mountain passes.
- CBS-Sanfrancisco
PETALUMA BEAR: Raw Video Police Corner Large Wayward Bear In Petaluma Neighborhood Tree
A large wayward bear, spotted early Sunday wandering around a Petaluma neighborhood, triggering a shelter in place advisory, has been cornered in a tree
- WABC – NY
Storm surveys confirm 3 tornadoes touched down on Long Island: National Weather Service
The National Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes touched down briefly on Long Island Saturday after conducting storm damage surveys in Nassau and Suffolk County Sunday.
- INSIDER
Invasive Burmese pythons are slithering their way up Florida, expanding their territory in the state and wreaking havoc on native species
The giant snakes, which have plagued the Everglades for decades, were recently spotted in Palm Beach County, according to the Palm Beach Post.
- LA Times
Drilling for 'white gold' is happening right now at the Salton Sea
General Motors is helping to fund the lithium and geothermal energy project.
- Reuters
Rainstorms force evacuation of Canadian town, shut down major oil pipeline
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Huge rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia on Monday, triggering landslides, shutting roads, prompting the evacuation of an entire town and forcing an oil pipeline to close. Authorities in Merritt, some 124 miles (200 kilometers) north east of Vancouver, ordered all 8,000 citizens to leave after rising waters cut off bridges and forced the waste water treatment plant to close. The storms forced the closure of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which takes crude from Alberta to the Pacific Coast.
- WAGA
Sunday Evening Weather Update
Near freezing temperatures expected through Sunday morning. Dry air and warmer temperatures takeover by midweek.
- KMSP
Roads mostly wet, slushy after Saturday snowfall
Anytime we deal with winter weather, it's a good reminder to slow down and drive safely. Morning commuters should stay cautious.
- Associated Press
Baby elephant loses half its trunk to Indonesia poacher trap
A baby elephant in Indonesia's Sumatra island has had half of her trunk amputated after being caught in what authorities said Monday was a trap set by poachers who prey on the endangered species. The one-year-old female is among the last of the island's 700 wild Sumatran elephants.