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Reuters - A colder-than-normal start to spring is in the cards for the U.S. Northeast this year, signaling an extended heating season in the world's largest heating oil market, forecasters say.

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AP - The south-central U.S. was in for some stormy weather on Thursday, while the northern half of the nation was to be dry and cold.

AP - Highway crews labored Wednesday to carve through snowdrifts that a blizzard piled up 10 feet high as hundreds of stalled motorists waited in bitter cold.

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (OneWorld.net) - More than 3,700 Maldivian survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami have moved into new homes on a previously uninhabited island that is more resilient to natural disasters.

AP - Listen up: If dangerous weather is on the way, the National Weather Service wants you to pay attention. So it plans to change the way some local weather warnings are worded to emphasize just how dangerous a storm can be. National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen said authorities hope to revamp guidelines for local forecasters to include more detailed language before the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1.

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LiveScience.com - When weather alarms go off and tornado sirens begin their baleful wail, some people run for shelter, while others try to ride out the storm. A new report from the National Weather Service sheds light on the reasons why some people don't heed the warnings.

AP - A Louisiana company is selling quaint cottages at rock bottom prices, but there's a catch — they were originally built as temporary housing for Mississippi victims of Hurricane Katrina, then flooded by Hurricane Gustav last year.