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From: Mira Evens
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 00:00
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In article <cjrhart.15.000B5B93@yknet.yk.ca>, cjrhart@yknet.yk.ca says...
>
>Unfortunately, many localities with narrow band width cannot afford the 
luxury 
>of including all the newsgroup.  In the Yukon, where we have some amazing 
>weather, they have decided to exclude all "alt." newsgroups, so some 
locations 
>will not be able to make contributions to alt.talk.weather
>
>If you're interested, the Yukon is currently in the middle of a long and 
harsh 
>cold snap.  Its been -40�C for more than two weeks and it will continue 
at 
>least until Friday.  Locally temps have plumetted to less than -50�C.  
This is 
>unusual, mainly in duration, and rivals cold snaps of 1969 and 1941.  
Even the 
>old timers are shaking their heads.  Fortunately vehicles and systems 
work 
>better now than they did during the olden days.  
>
>An effect of the extreme cold is very dense Ice Fog, largely created by 
>crystal vapours of vehicle exhaust.  Its so dense some days that the 
737's 
>from Vancouver don't have enough visual to land.
What exactly is Ice Fog?  We keep hearing about it on the news but I have 
no idea what it looks like.
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From: geme@uniserve.com (Mira Evens)
Subject: RE:  alt.talk.weather
Date: 1996/01/25
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