Europe temps cause icy chaos in the US
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Gigantic butterfly blamed The Butterfly Effect theory has it that a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world could cause a hurricane on the other side of the globe.â¦
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A brief surge of bitter cold and  powerful wind will sweep into the U.S. Midcontinent Wednesday  and Thursday, sending temperatures down as much as 40 degrees  in some cities, weather forecasters predicted.
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Extreme weather hit Europe Saturday as the death toll from a heat wave in Romania, Austria and Bulgaria rose to 18 and hundreds faced another night of misery in flood-drenched England.
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Southeastern Europe continued to sizzle under an intense heat wave Monday, with temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit leading to the deaths of four people in Greece and Cyprus and sparking two dozen forest fires in Italy.
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Bitterly cold winter weather gripped the Midwest on Saturday, and whiteout conditions were blamed for traffic pileups in Michigan and Ohio.  Blizzard warnings were in effect for parts of Michigan, and temperatures reached as low as 17 below zero in the Upper Peninsula.
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By DANA BARTHOLOMEW\\ Staff Writer  Blame the freeze. Blame the record dry spell. Whatever the cause, hills covered with tinder-dry brush could easily go up in smoke unless they see some rain -- soon.
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The most powerful snowstorm of the season has pummeled the US, sticking an icy dagger into the heart of Valentine's Day and slowing the federal government in Washington.
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Frigid air and gusts of snow created below-zero wind chills and white-out conditions across much of the country.
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The European contingent for the Breeders&#39; Cup flew into Texas last night to be greeted by increasingly stormy weather and a warning that things could be extremely tough
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A rare convergence of weather patterns has drenched the west and blanketed much of the country with snow.
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A bitterly cold winter storm swept parts of Europe on Thursday, killing at least three sailors when a ship sank in rough seas, and piling up snow that stranding thousands at airports, on mountain roads and in remote villages.
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Weather experts warn of icy weather and snow in many places across Wales and England.
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At least 20 deaths in France this week are probably due to the heatwave gripping much of Europe, officials say.
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Winter is back with a vengeance in Eastern Europe, with heavy snow causing chaos.
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The weather will turn milder through  the weekend in the central and eastern United States, thawing  out the regions after the first arctic blast swept through them  last week, according to weather forecasters.
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Frigid temperatures contributed to four deaths Sunday, pushing the toll from a devastating ice and snow storm to 19 as hundreds of thousands waited another day for their electricity to be restored.
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A winter storm is brought a sleet and freezing rain to parts of the country not used to seeing it. Police are investigating two fatal car accidents in North Carolina blamed on the slick road conditions.