Drivers have been urged to take extra care on the roads following heavy snowfall.
Motorists in North Yorkshire are being warned to expect icy conditions on many of the county's minor roads after heavy snowfall.
BBC: North Yorkshire drivers warned of ice after heavy snowfall
Among those impacts are substantial water usage, damage to roads by heavy truck traffic, potential spillage of frac fluids and management of the chemicals used in the process.
These workers toil in the woods accessible by dirt roads, with heavy machinery and amongst falling trees.
The Lecht ski centre in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, was closed on Saturday due to heavy snow on the access roads.
Eight flood warnings remain in place across Northamptonshire after a weekend of heavy rain, with some roads still under water.
The Roads Service said heavy snow accumulations have particularly affected the north east of Northern Ireland, with drifting of up to 40cms reported.
In the Texas Panhandle, wind gusts up to 75 mph and heavy snow had made all roads impassable and created whiteout conditions, said Paul Braun, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation.
The quakes set off landslides, which -- along with heavy rains -- were blocking roads and hampering rescue efforts, Pandey said.
The economy is in bad shape, and life is made harder by the unusually heavy rains that have rendered many roads impassable and disrupted Kenya's already shaky telephone and electricity services.
Drivers continue to face difficult conditions on Dorset's roads over the weekend following heavy snowfall.
Motorists are being warned of icy roads after plunging temperatures froze heavy snow that fell across Wales on Friday.
Other roads shut due to the heavy rain included the A907 near Stirling, between Causewayhead Road and the Manor Powis roundabout.
He said he expects Hurricane Irene to flood local marinas and for flooding along coastal roads to start once the heavy rains come on Sunday.
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The county council has also put a number of agricultural contractors on standby to clear more remote rural roads in the event of heavy snow.
Mr. Finch said that the city didn't have enough heavy construction equipment necessary to clear the roads and the state has been overwhelmed by requests for help from towns throughout Connecticut.
Heavy snow has caused disruption across Shropshire as roads were closed and public transport affected.
Thanks to several decades of under-investment and a steep increase in heavy-goods traffic, California's roads are a mess.
The explosions were accompanied by heavy rain, leaving the island's roads coated in a thick layer of mud.
Heavy snow in Pembrokeshire affected bus services and roads were reported as gridlocked.
And while some people believe a heavy vehicle is better for snowy or slippery roads, Cox says they're wrong.
Big construction projects are good for the heavy and specialist truck industry, and better roads in emerging economies will eventually create new demand.
Gloucestershire Police said a number of roads have been closed due to heavy snow and officers are urging drivers not to make unnecessary journeys.
Police in Gloucestershire received reports of heavy goods vehicles stuck on a number of roads and salt supplies in the county ran so low that only A-roads were gritted on Thursday.
After much heavy labour with trucks and shovels, several severed roads have also been reconnected.
Heavy snow overnight led to slippery conditions on island roads, with several having to be closed.
Here is the economic punch line: The odd, but powerful, positive that I remember well about Greece was the many modest houses along the side of the rural roads made from cement blocks that had heavy duty rods or cables poking out of the top row of blocks on all four sides.
Most heavy-duty machinery is still out repairing the main roads, so local roads are often being restored by hand.
And there are no roads which the army could use to transport heavy equipment to different western valleys for defence purposes.
Widespread ice on untreated roads and "very poor visibility" during heavy snow showers would make driving conditions dangerous, the Met Office warned.
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