It is possible, of course, that this is mere coincidence: no wind and cold weather at the same time, bound to happen sometimes.

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The air hub has been boosted by bad winter weather, forcing diversions from snow-bound inland airports.

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The day before the Mets arrived in snow-bound Colorado, they had Sunday's game in Minneapolis postponed because of wintry weather.

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High-power algorithms and supercomputers, the muscle-bound, multimillion-dollar machines long used to design nuclear warheads and forecast the weather, have cracked the business market.

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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.

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