Animal World Divided on Winter Weather Forecast
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Weather forecasts are notoriously fickle, but bees, caterpillars and bears are proving as divided as meteorologists on how long winter will last.
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At this time of year, the world seems built for birds on the wing.
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BERLIN, Jun 23 (IPS) - The weather conditions in the heart of Europe were  abnormal last year -- the summer too hot, too dry, and too long,  and the winter too warm. But they were excellent for some foreign  species, which, benefiting from the changed weather, settled in  Germany, and have become a headache -- or worse -- for farmers  and just about everybody else.
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BBC News website readers have been sending in their pictures of the severe weather in parts of America and Canada
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Rising temperatures in the Arctic will likely increase the region&#39;s biodiversity as new species are drawn to the extreme north, but in a dramatic paradox many animals unique to the region, such as polar bears, risk extinction.
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As the first signs of winter push into the Northeast, researchers have some good news for fair weather fans &#151; spring is coming earlier than it used to.
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By SAM POWELL World Sports Columnist  Oklahoma's record breaking winter storm will still be affecting a lot of outdoor recreation this weekend.   Heavy snow and ice lingers across much of the state, and those are not good conditions for any type of hunting.
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The weather can be helpful, or harmful, or sometimes both concurrently.
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Parts of upstate New York have recorded more than 6 feet of snow, and forecasters with the National Weather Service say it isn't over yet
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Winter will be warmer than normal in  the U.S. Western and Plains states and colder than usual in the  Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, but the return of El Nino  is making it hard for forecasters to hazard a guess for much of  the country, meteorologists said on Wednesday.
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Weather forecasters issue an early warning of severe weather, with snow predicted over most of the UK.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Mar. 2--Get out the cameras today, 'cause this blizzard is one for the  photo albums, if not the record books.   Once upon a time, North Dakota and Minnesota would get hit by snowfalls  like this one a couple of times a winter, at least.
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The forecasters who predicted this summer's rain expect one of the coldest winters on record - but the Met Office is not so sure.
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By Jenny Dolan, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 11--'Tis the season to be jump-started.   Wisconsin winters aren't easy on cars or their owners.
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Top forecasters predict normal to colder-than-normal weather for the U.S. Northeast this winter, but high fuel stockpiles may buffer consumers in the world's biggest heating oil region from price spikes.
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By Dan Hassert and Robert White  We'll get to the news in a minute, but first let's salute what everyone has been talking this week: the weather. Mid-60s in the middle of December? This just isn't right.
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This year's harsh winter could lead coyotes to venture outside normal habitat areas, which could pose a threat to pets, animal specialists say.