• In Canvey Island, Essex, the entire 13, 000-strong population was moved to safety as the bad weather took hold and Essex police reported they had recovered bodies during the night.

    BBC: Life behind the sea wall

  • Many were prohibited by authorities from driving as a preemptive measure while other roads were closed in the thick of the bad weather, as was the case late Friday for New York's Long Island Expressway and Sunrise Highway, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.

    CNN: 1 dead, 600,000 without power from ongoing blizzard

  • All the facilities at the Palandoken ski resort had to be closed as a result of the bad weather.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | Hiker survives fatal avalanche

  • The Italian job blew away any lingering disgruntlement about the bad weather as thoughts turned to how to convince the boss on how to get Monday off work.

    BBC: Europe reign after the storm

  • Pure Thoughts is about 20 miles inland from West Palm Beach, and as the storm moved north, the warnings about bad weather did not, according to Gaver, seem to apply to them.

    FORBES: Connect

  • Mr Khan said the transport and highways industry was working hard to minimise the disruption caused by what he described as "exceptionally prolonged bad weather", and added the amount of salt stockpiled had exceeded recommended levels.

    BBC: Cat litter used to combat snow as salt supplies drop

  • The Fir Park pitch is currently playable as the under-soil heating has been on constantly since the bad weather began.

    BBC: Church to Motherwell staff's rescue

  • The GDP figures were also enhanced by comparison with the previous three months, because the second quarter had an extra public holiday as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June, as well as unusually bad weather, which reduced growth.

    BBC: UK economy returns to growth with help from Olympics

  • Mr Bennett described the weather as "ideal" and admitted he leaves Tara at home if he feels the weather is too bad for her.

    BBC: Modern cowboy keeps cattle safe

  • Some blame bad weather, such as the October floods in China's Hainan province, which damaged crops and helped raise food prices.

    ECONOMIST: Memories of 2008 are influencing Asia��s policymakers

  • The bad weather arrived, as forecast, to coincide with the rush hour on Friday morning, and motorists and rail journeys were affected.

    BBC: Wales weather: More snow due after heavy fall

  • The ultimate cause is the bad harvests in the US and other countries as a result of the extreme weather this summer.

    FORBES: The Coming Bacon Famine And The Glory Of Speculation In Food

  • The silver medal - gold medals were not handed out until the 1904 games in St Louis - was never awarded due to the cancellation of the boating events as a result of bad weather.

    BBC: Margaret Thatcher suits sell for ?73,000 at Christie's

  • Yet despite the excuse of bad weather and the flakiness of the figure, it still came as a palpable shock.

    ECONOMIST: The surprise fall in GDP

  • Imponderables such as bad weather, a strengthening of the dollar or a politically inspired trade spat could send parts of the Farm Belt into the dumps.

    WSJ: Farm Economy Bounces Back

  • Judy Baugh, who runs the White House Guest House in Ross-on-Wye, said her takings had fallen by about 30% over the past 12 months as a result of bad weather.

    BBC: Motorists warned in Herefordshire and Worcestershire

  • Neil Farrington, who lives in Castleside, County Durham, said weather conditions were as bad as the "horrendous" winter two years ago.

    BBC: North East schools closed again due to snow

  • With bad weather forecast for Thursday as well, the teams wanted to take any opportunity to play the scheduled contest.

    WSJ: Reporter's Notebook

  • The tiny airport closest at the first drop of bad weather, and as they say, in Telluride it is either sunny or snowing, making this a somewhat risky and impractical.

    FORBES: Telluride - My New Favorite Ski Resort?

  • Advances in cockpit technology have all but eliminated traditional threats such as jets flying into mountains in bad weather or slamming into the ground because of sudden wind changes on approach.

    WSJ: The New Frontier in Air Safety

  • Hop Farm Trading blamed decreasing numbers of visitors and a reduction in the average amount spent by each visitor, as well as continued bad weather.

    BBC: Kent's Hop Farm attraction set to close

  • Justin Kreusch batted sensibly for 69, sharing a stand of 66 with Craig Sugden (31), as Border achieved a respectable total but bad weather closed in during the interval and no further play was possible.

    BBC: Suji effort in vain

  • Last year's inaugural event was dogged by bad weather and handicap rows, while attendances were poor as the competition was forced into a fifth day with a Monday finish.

    BBC: Ryder heroes set for Dunhill

  • The agency had earlier warned of the potential for flooding - but only if there had been bad weather and a storm surge at the same time as the tides.

    BBC: Deckchairs on the sand

  • The bad weather does not bode well for Chinese inflation, as important agricultural products like cabbage and rape leaf prices have risen 16.1% and 18.2%, respectively, in the May 21 to May 30 period because of the drought, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

    FORBES: China Corn Safe From Massive Drought, Floods

  • However, there are concerns over the distribution of ballot papers, as some planes bound for the country's regions have been unable to take off because of bad weather.

    BBC: Violence mars DR Congo election build-up

  • He is a rumpled but unflappable traveller, seemingly oblivious of bad weather, uncomfortable transportation, and lack of sleep, as well as of the antiwar protesters who tend to appear wherever he goes.

    NEWYORKER: The Next Crusade

  • According to a December 2011 report from the US Department of Transportation (DOT), 77% of the 6, 002 drivers surveyed admitted to answering phone calls on all, some or most car trips and said that there are only a few situations (such as bad weather or bumper-to-bumper traffic) where they would refrain from talking on the phone.

    BBC: Should cars be a mobile-free space?

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