Parts of Kansas were paralyzed in February under a blanket of snow, but it brought needed moisture to drought regions in the nation's bread basket.

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"The course is currently under a blanket of snow and frozen underneath in places and we do not feel that the current weather, and the forecast over the next 24 hours, will allow any significant improvement, " he said.

BBC: West Yorkshire escapes worst of snowfall

Here, plots of land where gutted homes and shops once stood are empty, covered by a thin blanket of snow.

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Elsewhere, flights have been suspended at Leeds Bradford Airport as a fresh blanket of snow covered most of the Yorkshire region.

BBC: Snow brings M6 near Wigan to a standstill

The moors that winter were often under a crust of snow not enough to blanket them in white, but a mean, dirty frosting on the hard earth and wilted shrubs.

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There seems little doubt that the blanket of snow covering most of the UK will have a negative effect on the economy.

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"The snow has been causing a lot of problems but from the air it's like a white blanket has been laid over the landscape, " he told BBC Radio Wales.

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