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A man enjoys the warm sun next to a pile of snow on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland, on June 18. Weather forecasts predict hot temperatures to continue in Switzerland.
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As the weather heats up, families and friends head outdoors to soak up the sun
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New York Mets' Jonathon Niese throws in the snow before the start of a baseball doubleheader between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies on April 16 in Denver.
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Coors Field grounds crew and stadium employees shovel snow before the start of a baseball doubleheader between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies on April 16 in Denver.
By Pat Graham, AP Sports Writer
Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort is among the grounds crew shoveling snow in the hope his team will squeeze in a doubleheader against the New York Mets on Tuesday.
Nearly an hour before first pitch at 3:10 p.m. EDT, the crew had hauled off a majority of the eight inches of snow that covered the outfield grass. There were still mounds stacked up in front of the dugouts. Continue reading.
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Dan O'Dowd, Executive Vice President, Chief Baseball Officer/General Manager and Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort, right, survey the snow while shoveling before the start of a baseball doubleheader between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies on April 16 in Denver.
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Warming weather and longer days bring out the first signs of Spring.
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Nancy Jones shovels her sidewalk, April 15, in Fargo, N.D. As much as 1½ feet of snow fell in western and central North Dakota and northern South Dakota on Sunday.
From weather.com:
Much like we saw this past week, cold air will be entrenched across the northern/central Plains and Upper Midwest. Meanwhile, warm and moist air will surge northward from the Gulf of Mexico. In between, we'll have a frontal zone with low pressure riding along it that will head northeastward with time.
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A herd of deer runs through a snowy field in a village near Czestochowa, Poland, at sunset on April 7.
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People take a bath at Berlin's Wannsee lido, on March 29, 2013. The Strandbad Wannsee opened the annual swimming season this Friday with temperatures of 39 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Manfred Scharnowski takes a sip of tea before he takes a bath at Berlin's Wannsee lido, on March 29, 2013. The Strandbad Wannsee opened the annual swimming season this Friday with temperatures of 39 degrees Fahrenheit.
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A person walks along Berlin's Wannsee lido, on March 29, 2013.
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A man pulls a child on a sled through a park in Leipzig, Germany, on March 29, 2013. Fresh snowfall hit parts of the country on Good Friday.
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A snowman stands in a park in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on March 29, 2013.
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A man swims in an open-air pool in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 29, 2013. The open-air pool is one of the very first to start its bathing season in the state of Hesse despite the wintery weather and cold outside temperatures.
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Warming weather and longer days bring out the first signs of Spring.
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Farmer Donald O'Reilly searches for sheep or lambs trapped in a snow drift in the Aughafatten area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland on March 26. At least 140,000 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland were left without power over the weekend following heavy snowfall, causing snowdrifts of up to 5 metres (18 feet).
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Lambs are pictured on snow covered fields in the hills of Domore, Northern Ireland, on March 26. A Royal Air Force (RAF) helicopter was deployed in Northern Ireland in a bid to reach remote farms where estimates suggest up to 10,000 animals have been buried beneath snowdrifts 20 feet (six metres) high. Thousands of cattle and sheep are already feared to have died in the cold at the height of the lambing season. The bad weather has claimed at least two lives on the British mainland.
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Donald O'Reilly rescues a sheep trapped in a snow drift in the Aughafatten area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland on March 26. At least 140,000 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland were left without power over the weekend following heavy snowfall, causing snowdrifts of up to 5 metres (18 feet).
Reuters photographer Cathal McNaughton describes the devastating impact of the recent weather on the farming community in Northern Ireland in a blog post: No happy endings in nature.
Some farmers in Northern Ireland had to rescue their flock of sheep from a sudden storm that buried them in more than 2 feet of snow, and were amazed to find them alive. They are still looking for others.
This story was originally published on Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:23 PM EDT
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A man runs through snow covered railway tracks during a snowstorm in Moscow, March 24.
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A faint silhouette of St. Basil's Cathedral is seen during a snowstorm in central Moscow, March 25.
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Pedestrians walk across a bridge during a heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia, March 25.
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A snow plough clears the Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin, right, in Moscow, late on March 24. The State Historical Museum is in the background, left.
Heavy snowfall continued for a second day in Moscow on Monday, with temperatures hovering around 17 degrees Fahrenheit (-8 degrees Celsius), but feeling more like 2 degrees Fahrenheit (-16 C) with the wind chill factor.
Reports state that the total snowfall this winter has reached nearly 10 feet -- twice the usual amount -- and temperatures are almost 10 degrees lower than normal.
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A man waits for help after becoming stuck in snow along West 6th Street in Lawrence, Kan., March 24.
By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News
The storm doused Colorado and northwest Kansas on Saturday, leaving 10 to 15 inches of snow in some areas, according to the National Weather Service. Now the system is moving east and will make its way through the mid-Mississippi Valley, the Ohio Valley and the Appalachians, where it is expected to leave six to 10 inches of snow in its wake.
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A pedestrian is shrouded in heavy snow as he crosses a downtown street on Saturday, March 23, in Kansas City, Mo.
Photos by Ben Garvin / The St. Paul Pioneer Press via AP
Barry Maddox sprays thick layers of snow and ice off the seats of Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 19, 2013. Crews used high-pressure heated water to clean snow and ice from the seats of the baseball field in preparation for the Minnesota Twins' opening day baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on April 1.
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Alexander Yushkov, 49, lights a blowtorch to warm up the engine of his self-made three-wheeled cross-country vehicle called "Bolivar," on March 11, 2013.
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Yushkov drives his self-made vehicle near the frozen Mana river in a remote taiga area, some 37 miles southeast of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, on March 11, 2013.
Alexander Yushkov, 49, a boiler room operator in a local mining company, has made a three-wheeler called "Bolivar." Yushkov uses it for off-road travel across the taiga through all possible weather conditions near the frozen Mana river in a remote taiga area, some 37 miles southeast of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. The vehicle was made by modifying and reconstructing a 1971 Soviet made "Izh Planeta" motorcycle.
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Yushkov modifies a truck tire for use on his self-made three-wheeled cross-country vehicle, on March 11, 2013.
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Yushkov drives his self-made three-wheeled cross-country vehicle in the village of Ovsyanka, on March 11, 2013.
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Yushkov makes tea after driving to his self-built hunting lodge river in a remote taiga area, outside of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, on March 11, 2013.
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Yushkov drives his self-made three-wheeled cross-country vehicle along the frozen Mana river, on March 11, 2013.
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A woman walks on a snowy road in Caen, northwestern France, during a heavy snowstorm on March 12, 2013. Overnight Monday nearly 500 cars were blocked near Cherbourg, where snowdrifts piled up almost two feet as winds reached more than 60 miles an hour.
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A man shovels snow off his car in Cambrai, northern France, on March 12, 2013.
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A snowplow removes snow at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 12, 2013. Over 200 flights were cancelled as bad weather hampered efforts by snow sweepers to clear runways and prevented airline crews from reaching work on time.
Reuters reports — An overnight snowstorm in northwestern Europe forced the closure of Frankfurt Airport, caused record traffic jams in Belgium, and left British and French drivers sleeping in their cars.
Take-offs and landings at Europe's third-busiest airport were halted at around noon on Tuesday to clear snow from the runways. It was set to reopen at around 8.30 a.m. ET.
The high-speed Eurostar train service connecting London with the French and Belgian capitals and the Thalys line linking Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Cologne in Germany were both suspended. Read the full story.
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Firefighters rescue a driver who slid from a roadside during a heavy snowstorm in Caen, northwestern France, on March 12, 2013.
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Firefighters evacuate a man in Cambrai, northern France, on March 12, 2013 as winter weather with snow and freezing temperatures returns to the region.
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A pedestrian braves heavy snowfall on the snow-covered Champs de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on March 12, 2013.
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A man walks through Central Park after a snowstorm blanketed the park in New York, on March 8. A slow moving winter storm brought a combination of snow, rain and high winds to the northeast U.S. Friday after moving through the mid-Atlantic states earlier in the week.
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A man covered in snow walks across the Brooklyn Bridge during a snow storm in New York, on March 8.
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A dog wears a winter sweater and booties during a walk in Madison Square Park in New York, on March 8.
By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News
Commuters slid into work on wet, sloshy snow in New York and New Jersey. Central Park in Manhattan had 4 inches of accumulation late Friday morning, the Weather Channel reported, as residents of Passaic County, N.J., dug out from 7 inches of snow. The Bronx received 7 inches and parts of Westchester County were hit with more than a foot.
More than 141 flights had been canceled for New York’s LaGuardia airport, 106 at Newark Liberty International, and 97 at Logan in Boston as of 2:45 p.m. Friday, according to airline tracker Flight Aware.
The weather was forecasted to turn milder over the weekend, with meteorologists saying that temperatures on Saturday could break 50 degrees in the tri-state area. Highs would hover around the low 40s in Boston, the Weather Channel predicted.
PHOTOS: Snow blanets Midwest, heads east
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Commuters wait in heavy snow flurries to catch the subway into Manhattan in New York, on March 8.
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A girl tries to catch snow on her tongue during a snow storm in New York City, on March 8.
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A man walks his bicycle across the Brooklyn Bridge during a snow storm in New York City, on March 8.
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New York taxi cabs drive past the Flatiron building in Manhattan, on March 8.
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