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A United Nations weather agency says there is no current sign of a return in 2004 of the El Nino/La Nina weather phenomenon that has brought devastation to many countries around the globe twice in the past five years.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/16/environment.nino.reut/index.html
Light rains and snow showers peppered the Northeast, Midwest and northern Pacific Coast, while the rest of the nation remained dry on the last morning of 2003.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/31/weatherpage.wed.am.ap/index.html
Tropical Storm Peter formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday and strengthened rapidly, extending a busy hurricane season that officially ended nine days ago.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/09/ts.peter.reut/index.html
Snow piled up nearly a foot deep Tuesday in western Nebraska as a new storm blew out of the Rockies and across the Plains and upper Midwest.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/09/plains.snowstorm.ap/index.html
Clear skies were returning to the East on Monday as the region's second snow storm in a week petered out.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/15/weatherpage.am.ap/index.html
Climate change may have cost the world over $60 billion in 2003, triggering a spate of natural disasters from a deadly heat wave in Europe to massive flooding in China, the United Nations has said.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/11/un.climate/index.html
Parts of the Northeast and Great Lakes were getting a dusting of snow Thursday, while clear to partly cloudy skies were coming to states farther west.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/18/weatherpage.thurs.pm.ap/index.html
Another day of unseasonable warmth dawned over the East Coast early Monday, while chilly weather stretched from the Plains to the West Coast and storms swirled over the Tennessee and Ohio valleys.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/29/weatherpage.am.ap/index.html
Milder air swept across the Northeast early Tuesday, while a cold front approached the West Coast and rain clouds stretched from Louisiana to the eastern Great Lakes.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/23/weatherpage.tues.am.ap/index.html
Snow was scattered Friday across the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Appalachians and mid-Atlantic, while the West was mostly dry.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/20/weatherpage.fri.pm.ap/index.html
A fierce snowstorm closed nearly 150 miles of Interstate 5 in California and Oregon on Monday and stranded hundreds of travelers, police said. Some people had been stuck since Sunday evening.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/29/snow.storm.ap/index.html
Americans likely will have a white Christmas this year in the Great Lakes region, the Rocky Mountains and high elevations along the West Coast, forecasters said Sunday.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/21/christmas/index.html
A sudden burst of snow and freezing rain swept across wide swaths of the Northeast on Tuesday, glazing roads and bridges and causing hundreds of traffic accidents. Four people were killed on the roads.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/02/northeast.snow.ap/index.html
High pressure lingered Friday over sections of the East and South, bringing partly sunny skies and mild conditions, while a cold front swept across parts of the West.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/27/weatherpage.fri.pm.ap/index.html
Dry conditions will dominate much of the East and West Wednesday, while storms subside in the central states and showers continue to drench the Northwest.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/03/weatherpage.am.ap/index.html
Storms packing rain, snow and freezing rain soaked much of the East on Wednesday, while the western two-thirds of the nation stayed mostly dry.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/17/weatherpage.wed.pm.ap/index.html
A dusting of snow fell over parts of the Midwest and Northeast early Friday, while the remaining two-thirds of the country remained mostly clear and dry.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/19/weatherpage.am.ap/index.html
A mudslide swept over a Greek Orthodox youth camp Thursday, trapping up to 30 people as heavy rains triggered flooding in areas ravaged by wildfires last month, authorities said.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/25/socal.storm.ap/index.html
A nor'easter storm blanketed parts of the Northeast with heavy snow and slush Monday, just a week after another snowstorm pounded the region.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/15/winter.storm.ap/index.html
A strong, brisk nor'easter dumped more snow in New England on Monday, and snow also blanketed much of the northern Plains and Rocky Mountains.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/15/weatherpage.mon.pm.ap/index.html
With trains up and running and no major traffic snarls Monday morning, Boston tried to shake off a massive weekend snowstorm that hit Massachusetts and the rest of New England.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/08/winter.storm/index.html
Cool, wet weather swept across the Northeast and Great Lakes early Monday, while high pressure brought dry and warm skies over the South and rain clung to the Pacific Northwest and California.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/01/weatherpage.am.ap/index.html
Snow fell early today across much of the Northeast, where a low pressure system is expected to generate a heavier fall -- as much as 18 inches in some areas -- over the weekend.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/05/winter.storm/index.html
The National Hurricane Center in Miami Thursday reported an off-season tropical depression located about 300 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/04/tropical.depression/index.html
The season's first major snowstorm walloped the Northeast on Saturday, closing Boston's Logan International Airport and dumping at least 23 inches in parts of New York.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/06/winter.storm/index.html
Snow swept across parts of the Northeast and Midwest on Thursday, while much of the West endured a wet Christmas.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/25/weatherpage.pm.ap/index.html
Parts of the Plains dug out from a pre-winter blizzard Wednesday as the white stuff turned into wet stuff in portions of the East.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/11/weatherpage.wed.pm.ap/index.html
A 150-mile stretch of highway that was shut down in a fast-moving snowstorm in California and Oregon reopened in both directions, freeing commercial truck drivers who were the last ones stranded.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/30/snowstorm.ap/index.html
A wintry mix of rain and snow struck parts of the Midwest, the South, the middle of the country and the Northwest early Saturday, while the Northeast and Southwest stayed dry.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/13/weatherpage.am.ap/index.html
Strong low pressure that soaked parts of the East was moving out early Friday, bringing much of the Northeast a cool and windy morning, while the Great Lakes region was waking up to the possibility of another light dusting of snow.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/12/weatherpage.am.ap/index.html
Storms spread showers Monday from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, with rain and snow also dampening the West Coast. Sunny skies prevailed over the East.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/29/weatherpage.pm.ap/index.html
A strong storm system brought rain to the Northeast Thursday, while high pressure kept most of the nation's midsection dry.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/12/weatherpage.thurs.pm.ap/index.html
A cold front brought rain and lower temperatures to the Northeast Tuesday, while rain and some snow showers spread across California into the Southwest.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/30/weatherpage.tues.pm.ap/index.html
Rain and snow dampened the East and the West early Wednesday, while the central states awoke to unusually warm temperatures.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/24/weatherpage.wed.am.ap/index.html
A late-season tropical storm is threatening the Caribbean from Jamaica and Haiti to the Bahamas with 45 mph (75 km/h) winds that forecasters said Friday are likely to strengthen as the storm tracks to the northeast.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/05/tropical.depression/index.html
Record snowfalls -- totaling nearly 4 feet in some cases -- blanketed New England on Sunday, but the early-season storm had largely wound down across the Northeast with moderate snow and weaker winds beginning to taper off overnight, the National Weather Service said.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/07/winter.storm/index.html
Snow flurries were scattered from the Rockies through the northern Plains to the Ohio Valley on Monday.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/09/weatherpage.mon.pm/index.html
Snow flurries were scattered from the Rockies through the northern Plains to the Ohio Valley on Monday.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/09/weatherpage.mon.pm.ap/index.html
A storm expert on Friday predicted a busier-than-usual Atlantic hurricane season next year, with seven hurricanes -- three of them major.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/05/hurricane.forecast.ap/index.html
Six bodies have been found in the aftermath of two powerful mudslides, and officials said 10 people are still missing.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/27/calif.mudslides/index.html
Six bodies have been found in the aftermath of two powerful mudslides Friday, and officials said 10 people are still missing.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/26/calif.mudslides/index.html
Snow and rain showers fell across the East and South early Tuesday, while moderate snow showers fell in higher elevations in the West.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/30/weatherpage.tues.am.ap/index.html
A wintry mix of snow and rain slapped the Southeast early Thursday, while snow fell across the northern Plains and Rockies, and rain pestered the Pacific Northwest.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/04/weatherpage.am.ap/index.html
A mix of snow and ice blanketed the Upper Midwest early Tuesday, while rain fell in Texas and Louisiana.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/16/weatherpage.am.ap/index.html
Snow stretched from the southwestern Plains to the upper Great Lakes on Tuesday, and rain was scattered from East Texas into the Ohio Valley.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/10/weatherpage.tue.pm.ap/index.html
Winter isn't officially due for two weeks, but it sent a calling card, hitting the Plains with heavy, wet snow and strong wind.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/10/plains.snowstorm.ap/index.html
Scattered snow showers fell across the Midwest and Pacific Northwest early Saturday, while the central part of the United States remained dry.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/20/weatherpage.sat.am.ap/index.html
A swath of snow showers extended from Vermont into Indiana on Sunday as a potent low pressure system swept up the Atlantic coast.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/14/weatherpage.pm.ap/index.html
Snow showers and strong winds buffeted the Great Lakes and Northeast on Monday, while clear but cool weather dominated much of the nation's midsection and rain dampened the West coast.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/01/weatherpage.pm.ap/index.html
Meteorologists predicted a storm that dropped up to 5 inches of snow on the Mid-Atlantic states Thursday would move toward the Northeast into the weekend.
http://cnn.com/2003/WEATHER/12/04/storms.roundup.ap/index.html
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Weather comprises all the various phenomena that occur in the atmosphere of a planet. "Weather" is normally taken to mean the activity of these phenomena over short periods of time, usually no more than a few days in length. Average weather conditions over significantly longer periods is known as climate, which is studied by climatologists for signs of climate change.
Terrestrial weather
- Main article: Meteorology
On Earth, the regular events include wind, thunderstorms, rain, sleet, hail, snow, and fog which occur in the troposphere or the lower part of the atmosphere. Weather is driven by differences in energy received from the sun. Due to the different angles that sunlight intersects the earth, different parts of it are heated to different extents. This causes temperature differences, which lead to global wind, as well as, indirectly, all other weather phenomena. Direct causes of weather are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, cloud cover, wind speed, and elevation.
The Earth's atmosphere is one large inter-related system so small changes to one part can have large effects in other parts, i.e., it is a chaotic system. This makes it very difficult to accurately predict short term weather changes more than a few days in advance, though weather forecasters large and small are continually working to improve this limit through the science of the study of weather: meteorology.
Extra-terrestrial weather
Weather phenomena and systems on other planets are thought to be similar to those on Earth, but often occur on a much bigger scale. Extra-terrestrial weather systems can be extremely stable; one of the most famous landmarks in the solar system, Jupiter's Great Red Spot is an anticyclonic storm known to have existed for at least 300 years. On other gas giants, the lack of a surface allows the wind to reach enormous speeds: gusts of up to 400 metres per second have been measured on the planet Neptune. This has created a puzzle for planetary scientists: The weather is created by the differential action of the Sun's energy on different places and the amount of energy received by Neptune is very, very small, relative to the Earth, yet the strength and magnitude of weather phenomena on Neptune is far, far greater than on Earth. This mystery is still to be solved.
Earth's weather appears to behave based on about a half-dozen latitudinal weather zones. Jupiter's banded appearance shows over a dozen such zones, while Venus appears to have no zones at all. Studying how the weather works on other planets has been seen as helpful in understanding how it works on Earth.
Extra-planetary weather
Weather is not limited to just planetary bodies however. A star's corona is constantly being lost to space, creating what is essentially a very thin atmosphere throughout the solar system, known as the solar wind. Inconsistencies in this wind and larger events on the surface of the star, such as Coronal Mass Ejections, form a system that has features analogous to conventional weather systems (i.e. pressure and wind), and though not true weather, is known as space weather. The activity of this system can affect planetary atmospheres and occasionally surfaces. The interaction of the solar wind with the terrestrial atmosphere can produce spectacular aurorae, but can play havoc with electrically sensitive systems such as electricity grids and radio signals.
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