El Niño had a role in US snow storm, expert says
(AFP)
AFP - As the second big snowstorm this winter hammered the Washington area Friday, some blamed El Niño, the phenomenon where unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean move east, pulling rainfall along with them.
Mudslides damage, wreck homes in L.A. foothills
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mudslides touched off by torrential rains poured down onto upscale neighborhoods in the fire-scarred foothills above Los Angeles on Saturday, damaging dozens of homes and destroying some of them.
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