The needle allowed humans to clothe themselves, protecting themselves against cold weather and opening regions outside of the tropics to human settlement.

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Work was to be finished by July but bad weather and difficult conditions mean the re-opening could be delayed.

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The severe weather has led to a number of schools closing or opening later in order to allow extra time for the teachers to arrive.

BBC: Warning as severe weather continues

For example, a weather app shows present weather information directly on the tile, which eliminates the need of opening the app.

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Though frustrated on that occasion, Miller was the most impressive player in the opening exchanges, with the fine playing surface and pleasant weather creating the perfect conditions to test the Steelmen for fatigue.

BBC: Rangers 2-1 Motherwell

The opening of a new marina in Oxfordshire has been delayed due to severe wet weather.

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As in the first leg, when they were forced to weather a spell of sustained Olomouc pressure, the Toffees looked some way off the pace during the opening exchanges.

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Because of the wet weather the Manx government recently announced that the Green Lanes would remain closed for an extra month this year, opening on 1 May.

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The Olympic torch did not burn properly during the opening ceremony, an ice-making machine broke down as did several buses, and unseasonably mild weather caused events to be postponed.

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With temperatures lower than in the first session and light rain falling, there was little action for the opening part of the second 90-minute session as the pit crews switched their attention to the weather and weighed up swapping dry-weather slick tyres for intermediates.

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