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Snow causes havoc in Los Angeles area
Jan 24, 2008, 16:46 GMT
Los Angeles - A powerful storm that dropped heavy snow and rain caused havoc Thursday in the Los Angeles region closing the main interstate highway that connects northern and southern California.
The snowfall of more than 15 centimetres caused big rigs to jackknife across the highway Wednesday night, causing massive traffic jams for thousands of drivers. The Red Cross was called in to bring food to stranded drivers, many of whom were stuck overnight in the freezing conditions, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Heavy rain also played havoc in lower-lying areas of Southern California, with Santa Barbara reporting a record rainfall Wednesday of 10.2 centimetres in 24 hours at Santa Barbara Airport, according to the National Weather Service - smashing the old record of 5.5 centimetres set in 1943, the service said.
The harsh conditions are predicted to continue through the weekend. Authorities are warning residents about the danger of flash flooding and mudslides around areas burned in last year's devastating wildfires.
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I blame Bush and the neocon cabal.
The Global Warming models have for some years been forecasting much increased precipitation because of the additional water in the atmosphere, so the current snow and rain shouldn't come as any surprise and confirms how fast global warming is progressing
The Earth's not round!
Very true - it is an oblate spheroid
they are talking about tony snow .not the other snow
hank snow?
and you fall of the edge when you enter the US
Ref global warming. I have a suggestion, why doesn't William and others from the 'sky is falling' team start practicing what needs to be done to slow things down and set an example for us doubting types.
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Global warming?Jan 24th, 2008 - 17:49:02
yup, sure.
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