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An NFU spokesman said the recent snow had the worst effect in north Wales, Shropshire, west Cumbria, and the Pennines, and left a "devastating picture".

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After the cold snap that gripped the UK throughout December the effect of snow and ice on the roads is obvious for motorists to see and feel, Mr Shallcross warned.

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The scientists are watching closely the effect of melting snow and rainfall leaching down from mountainous areas.

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"When it comes to politics, you don't get that immediate effect, " Snow says.

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In effect, Mr Snow and his colleagues are asking the Chinese to accept fewer dollars when these IOUs come due.

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Western Maryland recorded two feet of snow, and blizzard warnings remained in effect Tuesday.

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There seems little doubt that the blanket of snow covering most of the UK will have a negative effect on the economy.

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Black carbon deposited on the Arctic snow and ice, he says, will have only a minimal effect on its reflectivity.

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That small, hazy picture shows a ghostly climber (the effect of the long exposure required) slogging up a snow field on the Wetterhorn.

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Farther north, a blizzard watch is in effect for parts of Down East and Northeast Maine, where 10 inches of snow is possible along with wind gusts up to 60 mph.

WSJ: Heavy snow, strong winds to blow across NE coast

Snow was expected to keep falling on mountainous areas through Wednesday, and blizzard warnings remained in effect in more than a dozen counties Tuesday.

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Nearly 4, 500 flights around the nation have been cancelled due to weather conditions, a coastal flood warning is in effect for the shores in Massachusetts, southeastern Connecticut is slated for up to 7 inches of snow on Friday, and thousands in Virginia and New Jersey are left without power, the former state of which was declared a state of emergency.

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