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China may make the weather despite Fed and Ukraine

By Mike Peacock

LONDON Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:03pm EDT

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LONDON (Reuters) – A U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and Western sanctions on Russia will give financial markets plenty of pause for thought in the week to come but it could be China that sets the economic weather.

World markets were upended last week by the first Chinese default on a domestic bond and the prospect of more to come at the same time as evidence mounted that growth in the world’s second-largest economy is slowing.

The upcoming Chinese data calendar is light but the picture seems clear – growth in investment, retail sales and factory output have all slumped to multi-year lows, suggesting a marked slowdown in the first two months of the year.

Chinese premier Li Keqiang said the economy faced “severe challenges” in 2014 and hinted Beijing would tolerate a slower expansion while it pushes through reforms aimed at providing more sustainable growth in future.

He also flagged the government will allow further debt defaults. Chinese corporate debt has reached unprecedented levels.

Bank America Merrill Lynch has cut its first-quarter growth forecast for China to 7.3 percent from 8.0 and is revising down its full-year estimate too.

There may be a counter response. Sources involved in internal policy discussions told Reuters that the central bank was prepared to cut bank reserves if growth slowed further, though they said action may only happen in the second quarter.

The other motor of world growth – the United States – has a monetary policy meeting to contend with.

The Federal Reserve could use its March 18-19 session to sketch out its plan for eventual interest rate rises, in its formal statement or in new chairman Janet Yellen’s news conference.

The Fed has signaled the first rate rise is likely to come around the middle of next year as long as the U.S. economy keeps healing, but for now the vista is clouded by an unusually harsh winter and its effects on economic data.

Three top Fed officials said on Wednesday that the economic outlook would have to change dramatically for it to alter the pace at which it winds down its bond-buying program, a process which has cause turmoil in emerging markets.

Thirty-two of 63 economists surveyed by Reuters forecast the Fed would lift overnight rates in either the second or third quarter of 2015, while 14 saw a rate hike coming earlier.

RUSSIA AND THE WEST

With Crimeans expected to vote to join Russia in a referendum, U.S. and European Union sanctions on Moscow are set to be imposed.

The EU has drawn up a list of 120-130 senior Russian officials who could be subjected to travel bans and asset freezes. One EU official said it contained the names of generals and others from the top echelons of Russia’s military and political establishment.

That will do nothing to help Russia’s already struggling economy and, while it probably cannot afford to disrupt its supply of gas to Europe, it could well retaliate in ways that will damage the West.

“Obviously Russia will not back down so it all points to an escalation,” said Viktor Szabo, a fund manager at Aberdeen Asset Management.

Politically this story dwarfs all others in the world but economically, some perspective is required.

Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West in San Francisco, noted that on a purchasing power parity basis China has 15 percent of global GDP, Russia has 3.0 percent and Ukraine 0.4.

But in sum, Anderson said, “the downside risks to the U.S. and global economy from emerging markets should not be taken lightly”.

The UK’s annual budget, on Wednesday, is always a big set piece but there has been an unusual dearth of leaks and speculation in advance, indicative perhaps of a steady-as-she-goes approach by finance minister George Osborne rather than a grab for votes.

Having put so much political capital into reducing the deficit, to switch tack now at a time that the economy is recovering strongly could be costly.

While the deficit has come down it is forecast to be about 7 percent of gross domestic product in the current fiscal year, still much larger than in other big economies in the European Union.

“With his current fiscal plans on track, the chancellor seems unlikely to set out material new austerity measures,” said Nick Bate, economist at Bank America Merrill Lynch.

“But at the same time, despite a general election being just over a year away, there seems little scope for significant fiscal loosening, given that the deficit remains so large.”

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(Reuters) – Unusually harsh winter weather appears to be behind recent signs of weakness in the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday, suggesting the central bank was poised to press forward in ratcheting back its stimulus.

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Weather swap: Is America’s ‘polar vortex’ linked to record warm winter in Russia?

Weather swap: Is America’s ‘polar vortex’ linked to record warm winter in Russia?

Published time: January 12, 2014 04:37

Mist rises from Lake Michigan as temperatures dipped well below zero on January 6, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (AFP Photo / Getty Images / Scott Olson)

As Americans kept struggling with extreme cold and snow brought on by a ‘polar vortex,’ people in central Russia were puzzled by warm rainy weather that swept all the snow away. Now weather experts say the two anomalies are in fact connected.

As residents of the US and Canada were surprised by the frigid cold dipping below minus 30 degrees Celsius, Russians were also surprised by the January weather, with temperatures in Moscow rising some 11 degrees above average and melting the snowy “New Year’s spirit” away.

Central Europe also experienced sudden warm-up, and trees in Moldovan capital Chisinau got confused to the point their buds started swelling, apparently in anticipation of the blooming season.

One of the reasons for the snowless January in Russia and the coldest winter in the last 17 years for the US is in fact the shifting of the Arctic Cyclone towards North America, Greg Carbin, warning meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told Itar-Tass news agency.

The cyclone may come to Russia in a week or two, Carbin said, predicting that the temperatures in the country could soon leap back to below zero and even below average.

Russian meteorologists have said that the gradual return of winter is to be expected even sooner. According to the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia, frost and snow is coming back, starting from this weekend and reaching minus 17 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, people in practically every US state (except Alaska and Hawaii) have been suffering the fate of the US East Coast and Midwest, which were hit by heavy storms ahead of Thanksgiving, and then have suffered Winter Storm Hercules, with its severe snowfall and chilling wind, just after New Year’s.

The natural disaster has since grounded thousands of flights, halted some trains and traffic midway, cut power lines, leaving whole parts of cities in the dark, and was responsible for countless road accidents, some of them fatal. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday even declared a state of emergency due to a “polar vortex” raging in the state, describing the weather conditions as “life threatening.”

Weather experts, however, have stopped short of saying the anomalies are direct signs of global warming.

What is happening now in the US and Russia is due to “natural climactic variations,” said Claire Nullis, spokeswoman for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

The so-called Rossby planetary waves, which, among other factors, are responsible for the emergence of jet streams – the strong high-altitude winds blowing from west to east – are behind with the extreme weather fluctuations, Nullis said in Geneva on Friday.

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Winter Storm Hercules: Homeless People In NYC, Northeast Face Grueling Weather

Huffington Post – by Emily Thomas

Hercules, the first gripping winter storm of 2014, barreled across 22 states Thursday night, affecting approximately one-third of the nation and killing at least nine. New England was among the strongest hit regions, with some cities in the area receiving over a foot of snowfall, prompting both New York and New Jersey to issue states of emergency.

Those in the path of the storm faced dangerous road conditions and extreme temperatures. For the thousands of homeless people living in these states, seeking shelter was an urgent necessity.  

In New York City, emergency shelters were not needed to open, but shelters prepared for the city’s homeless population to take refuge from the storm. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, roughly 60,000 people experience homelessness each night. That figure includes more than 22,000 children.

“So far, it’s been OK. The large majority [of homeless people] are already in homeless shelters because we have a legal right to shelter that was establihsed 30 years ago,” Patrick Markee, senior policy analyst at New York’s Homeless Coalition, told The Huffington Post over the phone. “It’s been close to 53,000 a night, including last night, which is the highest number the city’s ever recorded.”

In the wake of Thursday’s storm, Markee says the most important thing is to immediately find shelter and help others in need. According to ABC News, outreach teams worked throughout the night searching city streets for homeless people at risk of freezing to death.

“If [people] see someone on the streets they should call 311 and ask homeless outreach to come. Call 911 if they’re in real distress,” Markee said.

Nearby in Boston, which expects temperatures to dip as low as 6 degrees below zero, city officials prepared for a larger influx of homeless people, CNN reported.

“Our main emphasis is getting people inside, where it is safer and warmer,” Jennifer Harris, a spokeswoman for Pine Street Inn shelter system in Boston, told CNN. “Pine Street Inn is making sure to have extra staff and food and water. We are geared up to provide to a greater number of people.”

In Philadelphia, homelessness and poverty advocacy organization Project HOME has been operating its Homeless Outreach Hotline for anyone seeking shelter or for those who see someone on the street in need of help.

“If people see people who are outside or even if people see people going into abandoned buildings, we encourage them to contact this hotline number and an outreach worker will come and attempt to engage that person and offer them a place indoors, or water, or socks, or things like that to help them,” Project HOME spokeswoman Laura Weinbaum told NBC Philadelphia.

If you or someone you know seeks a shelter please call 311. If you’re in the Philadelphia area call the Homeless Outreach Hotline at 215-232-1984.

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Weather forecasting is about to improve with satellite launch

NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced the launch of a precipitation satellite that will enhance how we understand the climate.

The Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory satellite will be launched on February 27 from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center and will measure precipitation and energy cycles.

Researchers say that it will improve weather forecasting worldwide.

“Launching this core observatory and establishing the Global Precipitation Measurement mission is vitally important for environmental research and weather forecasting,” said Michael Freilich, director of NASA’s Earth Science Division in Washington.

“Knowing rain and snow amounts accurately over the whole globe is critical to understanding how weather and climate impact agriculture, fresh water availability, and responses to natural disasters.”

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Apart from giving more accurate weather forecasts, the satellite will be able measure the size and distribution of raindrops, snowflakes and ice, helping agriculture, and averting natural disasters.

“We will use data from the GPM mission not only for Earth science research but to improve weather forecasting and respond to meteorological disasters,” said Shizuo Yamamoto, executive director of JAXA

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Crazy quilt of weather snarls holiday travel

A powerful storm system spawned rare December tornadoes in the South, dropped crippling ice and snow in the Midwest and brought unseasonably warm temperatures from the mid-Atlantic to New York City. Meteorologist Mike Seidel reports.

By M. Alex Johnson and F. Brinley Bruton, NBC News

Freezing rain, snow and ice swirling in and around unseasonably warm patches created a bizarre patchwork of weather conditions over dozens of states Sunday, wreaking havoc for millions of holiday travelers.

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The massive storm, covering at least 35 states, carried a little bit of everything:

• Heavy snow from Oklahoma to Wisconsin — as much as 10 inches predicted through Sunday.


• Flash flood watches across 11 states from Texas to New York.


• Ice storm warnings in parts of northern New England. 


• Record highs in other parts of the Northeast.


• Possible tornadoes, with the highest risk Monday from Texas to Tennessee.

“What really worries me tornado-wise about this situation is one, people don’t usually expect tornadoes in December,” said Greg Forbes of The Weather Channel. “Two, they are going to be in some cases farther north than people expect.”

The Midwest, meanwhile, was digging out from another major snow dump. Parts of Iowa had recorded 6 inches by 5 p.m. ET Sunday, and dangerously cold air was moving in behind it to lock in ice hazards.

With wind chills expected as low as minus-25 in some counties overnight, Alex Mihalakis and his 6 year-old-son, Jace, were out helping clear off sidewalks, cars and driveways in Dubuque for people who weren’t able to get out.

“We can’t buy anybody anything, so we decided to help them out with this snowfall,” Mihalakis told NBC station KWWL of Waterloo.

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A police officer tags a car that spun out Sunday along Highway 172 in Green Bay, Wis. A winter storm was wreaking havoc across several states over the weekend.

“We’ve had pretty poor weather conditions two weeks in a row leading up to Christmas,” said Christopher Dolce, a meteorologist for The Weather Channel. “There’s been a considerable amount of winter storm activity all the way back to the days before Thanksgiving and a lot of travel woes continuing into December.”

About 665 flights had been canceled and 5,750 more had been delayed across the country at 9:30 p.m. ET Sunday, according to the aviation tracking website FlightAware.com.

Many were in or out of major hubs like Houston’s Bush International, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver International and Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, where 136 flights had been canceled.

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The weather was suspected in at least eight deaths, including that of a driver who was killed Saturday afternoon on an icy road near Kansas City, Mo., police said, and two people in Mississippi who were killed as a result of gusty winds.

Five people also drowned in Kentucky, NBC station WLWT of Cincinnati reported — three in one vehicle in Bardstown, which became submerged in the Rolling Fork River, and another man in Carroll County, whose vehicle tipped over on top of him after getting stuck in a creek. A fifth body was recovered from an abandoned vehicle in a flooded ditch in Ballard County.

The large storm system surged into the Midwest on Friday. On Saturday night, a line of thunderstorms stretched from southern Louisiana to Indiana, and at least two suspected tornadoes hit Arkansas, injuring at least five people.

A man in Rena Lara, Miss., was killed Saturday when wind flipped his mobile home.

And another person died Saturday when the car he was driving struck a fallen tree in the road in Jasper County, Miss. A woman in the car was critically injured and taken to the hospital.

Meanwhile, a major ice storm was barreling toward New York State and northern New England, knocking out power to thousands of customers. About 52,000 customers in upstate New York and 315,000 in Michigan were affected, utility officials said.

But balmy, warm weather was also moving ahead of the front, with other parts of the East Coast seeing highs in the 70s along with high humidity. New York City’s Central Park hit a record 65 degrees Saturday.

The system created wildly swinging weather patterns almost county to county. In Bennington, Vt., the high reached 63 degrees Sunday, compared to 37 in Albany, N.Y. — only 40 miles west.

John Yang and Erik Ortiz of NBC News contributed to this report.

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• ‘Holiday travel nightmare’: Winter storm, tornadoes could spell Christmas misery


• Snow, sleet and commuter chaos as winter storm pounds Northeast

This story was originally published on Sun Dec 22, 2013 1:40 PM EST

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Sam Champion to Leave ABC News for Weather Channel

“Good Morning America” weather anchor Sam Champion is leaving ABC News to join the Weather Channel.

Weather Channel President David Clark announced Monday that Champion will anchor the network’s new flagship morning show, which is set to debut in early 2014. Champion, who will be based at the Weather Channel headquarters in Atlanta, will also assume managing editor responsibilities at the network.

His last day on “GMA” is Wednesday. He had been on that program since 2006. He joined local New York station WABC in 1988.

ABC News President Ben Sherwood said Champion’s fellow meteorologist Ginger Zee will take over his weather responsibilities at “GMA” and across the news division.

Champion has been part of the “GMA” team as it seized the ratings crown from NBC’s longtime front-running “Today” show.

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Chicago, Midwest face "nasty" weather, possible tornadoes

• Parts of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin in path of storm


• Intense tornadoes are possible, forecasters say


• Football game officials in Chicago warn fans to listen for evacuation announcements


• Other states likely to see winds of at least 31 mph

(CNN) — Chicago and other areas of the Midwest could see some dangerous weather Sunday, with parts of four states under a tornado watch, according to the National Weather Service.

The watch is in effect for Illinois, northwestern Indiana, northeastern Missouri, southeastern Wisconsin and Lake Michigan until 4 p.m. CT (5 p.m. ET). Many other Midwestern states are facing a wind advisory.

Forecasters said there was a possibility of intense tornadoes, large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, and damaging wind gusts — some of them greater than 80 mph in and near the watch area.

The watch area includes the greater Chicago metropolitan area. The storm could impact the NFL game at noon (1 p.m ET) between the Bears and the visiting Baltimore Ravens.

Stronger than normal winds were already blowing at Soldier Field ahead of the main brunt of the storm. Flags, temporary signs and tents outside the stadium have been removed, CNN affiliate WLS reported.

“It’s important that people listen to the messages today and if (they) hear a call that we want people to evacuate the stands, even though you may see play continue on the field, it’s time to move to safe areas,” said Soldier Field general manager Tim LeFevour.

This is a particularly dangerous situation, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin released Sunday morning.

And a tweet from the weather service in northern Indiana was even more ominous: “The worst decision you could make today is to ignore a severe/tornado warning. These storms will be nasty.”

A tornado watch means that weather conditions exist that can produce tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. Conditions are favorable for long-tracked, significant tornadoes across this watch area, the Storm Prediction Center said.

A wind advisory means sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph or gusts of 46 to 57 mph are expected, the weather service said.

CNN meteorologist Sean Morris contributed to this report

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VIDEO: Raw: 5th Graders Airlifted From Colo. Flood Zone

More than 85 fifth-graders from Louisville, Colorado were flown to safety by the 4th Aviation Division Saturday. They had been trapped by rising floodwaters plaguing the state. (Sept. 15)

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Extreme weather grips nation

A cockpit voice recorder recovered from Asiana Airlines Flight 214 revealed the pilots attempted to abort the landing just 1.5 seconds before the jet crashed in San Francisco, killing two and injuring scores, investigators said Sunday.

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Bad Weather in France to Blame For ...

Courtesy of my friend Bran who spotted these weather related anomalies in France. Via Google translate, it appears that French economists blame the weather for …

• Delayed maturation of fruits and vegetables


• Disrupted cows


• Public work productivity declines


• Increased electrical consumption


• Construction degradation


• 5 to 10% drop in tourist reservations


• Decline in bridge traffic in May between 10% and 30%


• 30% drop in custom restaurants due to closed outside terraces

Sacrebleu!

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VIDEO: Father, Son Honored for Isaac Rescues

A father and son rode out Hurricane Isaac at their Braithwaite, La., home even though the town was under a mandatory evacuation. On Monday, they’re being honored for their bravery by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and Foundation.

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VIDEO: Blizzard Leaves Many Without Power Miserable

At the height of the storm more than 400,000 people were without power. Many still in the dark and without heat are trying to keep warm by huddling under blankets or seeking shelter.

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