Read more winter storms stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22131/winter-storms.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:34:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45927/storms-threaten-to-wipe-out-retailers-last-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetailers were extending hours and cutting prices deeper in a last-ditch attempt to attract a final wave of holiday shoppers and mitigate the impact of major storms in the Midwest, Northwest and Northeast, Reuters reports. Some two-thirds of shoppers still have holiday shopping left to do, according to surveys, but...http://www.newser.com/story/45927/storms-threaten-to-wipe-out-retailers-last-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 21 Dec 2008 5:26:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/21558/icy-roads-beet-juice-just-the-right-tonic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoad workers in the Chicago area are shaking up their winter ice-busting cocktail with an odd new mixer: beet juice. Sanitation officials are pleased with the combination, which reduces the necessary rock salt (harmful to plants and water supplies) by up to 30% and is effective at temperatures far lower...http://www.newser.com/story/21558/icy-roads-beet-juice-just-the-right-tonic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Mar 2008 18:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19789/storm-snarls-ne-flights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA nasty winter storm swept across the country today, forcing major flight delays at New York City airports, closing schools from Ohio to Connecticut, and causing road accidents in Missouri that left 5 dead, the AP reports. Heavy snowfall in the New York metro area grounded 900 flights and led...http://www.newser.com/story/19789/storm-snarls-ne-flights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Feb 2008 19:03:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18350/lights-coming-back-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter more than a week of darkness, power is finally coming back on in China—mostly. With Lunar New Year celebrations getting under way, power has at least partially returned in 169 of the 170 counties blacked out by fierce winter weather, Reuters reports. But some residents are skeptical. “It’s...http://www.newser.com/story/18350/lights-coming-back-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Feb 2008 11:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18120/freeze-of-century-grips-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFirst it was the snow, now it's the cold wreaking continued havoc in China, leaving millions stranded and millions more without power in the coldest winter in a century. President Hu Jintao chaired an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss rescue efforts in the nation where scores have died, as desperate...http://www.newser.com/story/18120/freeze-of-century-grips-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 Feb 2008 4:56:45 CST