From: "Phil Payne" 

"Phil Payne"  wrote in
message news:4437db0f{at}w3....
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4890342.stm
>
> "The number of tornadoes in the US has risen dramatically in the first
part
> of 2006, according to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction
> Centre.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/04/08/masters.rain/

AUGUSTA, Georgia -- A storm delay during the third round of the 70th U.S.
Masters ensured that the leaders would not finish their rounds on Saturday
and set up the possibility that the first major of the season would run
over to Monday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4867558.stm

"Sunderland's Premiership match against Fulham was abandoned after 21
minutes because of bad weather conditions at the Stadium of Light.

Heavy snow had made the pitch heavy and difficult to play on leaving
referee Mike Riley with little choice but to bring the players off the
pitch."


But don't worry.  It has NOTHING to do with the USA burning 25% of the
world's carbohydron supply.

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