Abundant Early Snowfall a Boon for Alpine Ski Challenge

As the days get shorter and the nights grow chillier, and distant mountain peaks gradually turn white, ski bums everywhere are starting to get the urge to strap up and turn their tips downhill! Promising early season snowstorms across western Canada have already given several resorts an alpine snow depth of over 100 cm (39 inches). Big White, at a relatively high altitude compared to other large resorts, opened on 13-November, while Whistler opened on 16-November. Many other resorts are scheduled to open before the end of November.
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Will Bad Weather Disrupt Your Thanksgiving Plans?

Thanksgiving is less than a week away and many Americans are making travel plans for the holiday. Check out the MORECAST travel outlook to see if you need to consider alternate ways to reach your holiday destination. Use the “Navigate” feature on the MORECAST app to make a point-by-point route forecast!
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South American Drought an Ominous Sign of El Nino’s Influence

In contrast to the relatively robust capabilities of resource-rich first world countries in North America, the flimsy nature of third-world economics across much of South America and the Caribbean makes efforts to compensate for major disruptions to the climatic norms, such as those associated with the ongoing, historically strong El Nino, ineffective or impossible, putting millions of residents directly at the mercy of devastating droughts and torrential flooding.
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Quiet 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Comes to a Close

Pre-season predictions made in the spring and summer for the 2015 Atlantic Basin hurricane season analyzed cooler-than-normal ocean waters and the strengthening El Nino to generally forecast below-average tropical cyclone activity.
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