Such is the case in Joplin, Missouri and the many lives from many towns that have been destroyed by extraordinary weather.

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Whether a gigantic storm or series of storms is involved or not, there is going to be a cascade of climatic change accompanied by extraordinary weather violence over the next few years.

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They are certainly in a better position to weather the extraordinary recession that we went through.

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In the past couple of years, Americans have suffered an extraordinary string of extreme weather events.

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Obviously we have seen an extraordinary amount of winter weather here in the Mid-Atlantic -- having shoveled my driveway now what seems like 10, 000 times, I can testify to that.

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"There are angels and weather vanes and the most extraordinary features decorating our rooftops, " she said.

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But what was extraordinary was the mute, unexpected fact that thousands of people simply lined the rail line, in grimly cold weather, to watch president 44 choo-choo by.

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