As such, they form an essential component of marine observing systems established as part of the World Weather Watch, the World Climate Research Programme, the Global Ocean Observing System, the Global Climate Observing System and other meteorological and oceanographic operational and research programmes.
Mr Naimi now says he actually wants to see oil stocks grow in coming weeks, so that the world could weather a sharp surge in demand next winter.
At the company's operations center, employees keep constant tabs on coordinating operations across the globe, including everything from world events to weather.
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Throughout much of human history, and still in many places around the world, the weather is a daily matter of life and death.
The title refers both to the Christian story of the birth of Jesus and to the meteorological phenomenon which has wreaked havoc on the world's weather.
Wherever we live we need to feel connected to the oceans, as they are our umbilical cord to life, driving the world's weather systems, ensuring we can take our next sip of water and our next breath.
Wunderground.com is the second-largest weather site in the world with more than 19, 000 Personal Weather Stations registered on the site.
The state-funded Met Office, which bills itself as "one of the top two national weather services in the world, " is in overdrive, sending extra weather balloons into the atmosphere to try to get a read on what's to come and providing daily updates to government officials and other Olympics honchos.
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The extreme weather the world is seeing now is a precursor to more, he said.
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At first glance, Valhalla, an unexpected and imaginative film from Sweetgrass Productions, seems to offer a glimpse into the alluring world of warm-weather forest skiing.
The ridge of the South Downs I was walking had become a frontier in the landscape, dividing the world into realms of weather, light and colour.
In the ample open-air seating, visitors can sip gourmet cocktails stirred up by mixologist Marco Faraone and dine on authentic Italian spuntini platters and wood-fired pizzas in Sydney's world-renowned summer weather.
But tomorrow and the next day will bring more news of the full extent of death and destruction that the storm caused, and a great need for rebuilding, and preparation for the next disaster in a world of increasingly wild weather.
While for years scientists have cautioned that a single weather incident cannot be conclusively linked climate change, mounting evidence is proving that a warming world does bring more frequent extreme weather and a larger magnitude to such events.
The developed world seems better equipped to weather the current environment of high oil prices.
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He lives on top of a mountain billed as having some of the worst weather in the world, New Hampshire's Mount Washington.
Brian Fitzgerald lives on top of a mountain billed as having some of the worst weather in the world, New Hampshire's Mount Washington.
Broder detailed a disappointing drive in cold weather where the real world driving range of the Tesla Model S failed to meet the published estimates.
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Scientists are quick to point out that no single storm can be blamed on climate change, but say a warming world raises the odds of extreme weather.
The world had already been witnessing wild weather for years, but in 2001, scientists under the UN's Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, formed a consensus on the causes.
Two-time world champion Alonso braved the testing morning weather to clock the best lap of one minute 25.252 seconds with teammate Massa setting the second quickest time.
Joel Myers, founder of what has become the world's best-known commercial weather service, AccuWeather, pioneered ready-for-air color weather graphics for TV stations and print-ready weather pages for newspapers.
Then, we winnowed the list down to 25 by taking into account quality of life, including such factors as scenic beauty, weather, and proximity to world-class cultural, medical and airport facilities.
It is difficult to overstate the value of being able to bring a high-performance collection system like the SR-71 rapidly to bear virtually anywhere in the world, without regard to daylight or weather conditions.
Weather forecasters and climatologists around the world point to events that seem to suggest that even if the planet is not getting hotter, it is getting more volatile.
The HP DreamScreen also helps people prepare for and organize their day with access to five-day weather forecasts for cities around the world and a view of their calendar.
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"Certainly ENSO affects weather and precipitation and humidity around the world, " said Jeffrey Shaman from Columbia University in New York.
In another match delayed by weather, Australia won through to the World Group playoffs by beating Switzerland 3-1 on Monday, joining Germany, Spain and the United States.
His preparations for the world championships start immediately with a week-long warm weather training course in Malta.
Now, at least, the rich world's steel firms are in better shape to weather another bout of oversupply.
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