list USATODAY.com Weather - Top Stories http://www.usatoday.com/weather/default.htm USATODAY.com Weather - Top Stories (USA TODAY) en-us Copyright 2008, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:42:41 GMT USATODAY.com Weather - Top Stories 142 18 http://www.usatoday.com/weather/default.htm http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif Ex-bad boy China praised at climate talks http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/4iIVKH5BjuI/2008-12-02-china-climate-talks-poland_N.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:47:55 GMT Once global warming's bad boy, China is now winning praise for its upbeat role in climate talks, a turnaround perhaps brought ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/et-sCAyGzl5T1qYB_Q1zpeBz3EM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/et-sCAyGzl5T1qYB_Q1zpeBz3EM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/4iIVKH5BjuI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2008-12-02-china-climate-talks-poland_N.htm?csp=34 Outlook: Dry conditions could fuel fires in South http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/jn-L80xsOxs/2008-12-02-wildfires-south_N.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:38:58 GMT Wildfires have burned more than 2.3 million acres across the South so far this year, and the region has accounted for more than ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/S4YjG0kOQKHBcRB0C4-8ERmD1wA/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/S4YjG0kOQKHBcRB0C4-8ERmD1wA/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/jn-L80xsOxs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wildfires/2008-12-02-wildfires-south_N.htm?csp=34 Utilities take steps to minimize ice storm damage http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/rcp5cW-eoGY/2008-12-02-oklahoma-ice-storms-minimizing-damage_N.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:32:49 GMT One year after an ice storm knocked out power to a half million homes and businesses in Oklahoma, utilities are taking steps ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/EaNjGBQbECiDf4i7khm0DYLHWI8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/EaNjGBQbECiDf4i7khm0DYLHWI8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/rcp5cW-eoGY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2008-12-02-oklahoma-ice-storms-minimizing-damage_N.htm?csp=34 Venice faces worst flooding in 20 years http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/zlw6JWIHUto/2008-12-01-venice-flooding_N.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:10:27 GMT The worst flooding in Venice in more than 20 years forced residents and tourists to wade through knee-high water Monday. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/09r-t3bzKs2bpWKzGQAc3ucbRQs/a"><img 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hurricane http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/0wwedMo5uMs/2008-12-01-traumacenter_N.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:18:03 GMT Hurricane Ike has turned the nation's top-ranked trauma center into a doc-in-the-box. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/Ti788jE834f-ff3uJwjnjVTjLLo/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/Ti788jE834f-ff3uJwjnjVTjLLo/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/0wwedMo5uMs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-12-01-traumacenter_N.htm?csp=34 Snow falls in the Mid-South, Appalachians http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/o8toW6voqI8/2008-12-01-mid-south-snow_N.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:11:58 GMT Snow is falling in western North Carolina where one county closed school and 10 others called for two-hour delays in opening. <p><a 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height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2008-12-01-midwest-snow_N.htm?csp=34 Refill of vanished Wis. lake about to begin http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/j44U1QRjMUE/2008-12-01-wisconsin-lake_N.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:39:35 GMT The road is back. The shoreline is reinforced. The dam is stronger. And maybe the dollar signs won't be far behind. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/IN1szo51535rAamdT5GXzenfoA4/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/IN1szo51535rAamdT5GXzenfoA4/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/j44U1QRjMUE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-12-01-wisconsin-lake_N.htm?csp=34 Iowa deploys laser plows for sharper snow removal http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/n3I7LcpZugI/2008-11-30-iowa-laser-snowplows_N.htm Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:03:54 GMT State officials are bolstering their efforts to plow snow with some laser-guided help. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/UbW23vwq5s_6IxH5-TGeZCbTA84/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/UbW23vwq5s_6IxH5-TGeZCbTA84/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/n3I7LcpZugI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2008-11-30-iowa-laser-snowplows_N.htm?csp=34 Weather shuts down parts of Colorado highways http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/fKMK6HIcEdY/2008-11-30-colorado-snow-roadways_N.htm Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:34:25 GMT The Colorado Department of Transportation has reopened some Colorado highways after adverse weather conditions. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/er1QvhlkbChhHnUXeD3AEMhmWfI/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/er1QvhlkbChhHnUXeD3AEMhmWfI/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/fKMK6HIcEdY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2008-11-30-colorado-snow-roadways_N.htm?csp=34 Hurricane season comes to end http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/ZdUMwjUl-Nw/2008-11-30-hurricane-season-ends_N.htm Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:41:18 GMT Sunday marks the final official day of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/b7pmJLnVX3traLji1Yagbcbt93A/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/b7pmJLnVX3traLji1Yagbcbt93A/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/ZdUMwjUl-Nw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2008-11-30-hurricane-season-ends_N.htm?csp=34 In hurricane-ravaged Texas town, holiday brings hope http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/6hA23ltzCx0/2008-11-28-hurricane-ike-thanksgiving_N.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:11:18 GMT In San Leon, Texas, a small fishing community on Galveston Bay where so much was lost this year, Thanksgiving was a day to celebrate ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/KW7c08xhPVZ-9yB7zTQlDyWh1-M/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/KW7c08xhPVZ-9yB7zTQlDyWh1-M/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/6hA23ltzCx0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/hurricanes/2008-11-28-hurricane-ike-thanksgiving_N.htm?csp=34 Southern California soaked but stable in storm http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/9eoO2nsxC5c/2008-11-27-southern-california-mudslide-threat_N.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:10:33 GMT Wet and weary residents in areas scarred by Southern California wildfires were back in their homes for Thanksgiving after a day ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/vkbyKQeVZ46ew7yFSlelpZimNY0/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/vkbyKQeVZ46ew7yFSlelpZimNY0/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/9eoO2nsxC5c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2008-11-27-southern-california-mudslide-threat_N.htm?csp=34 Tenn. tornado survivors find much to be thankful for http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~3/_K93wblGkbQ/2008-11-26-tennessee-tornado-survivors_N.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:26:53 GMT Families across Tennessee are still recovering this Thanksgiving from February tornadoes that killed dozens across the state. ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/UBblRAWHqLccA-lsGaqmeycUulQ/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/UBblRAWHqLccA-lsGaqmeycUulQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/usatoday-WeatherTopStories/~4/_K93wblGkbQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-11-26-tennessee-tornado-survivors_N.htm?csp=34