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    Rivers rise after winter storms

    Rising water trapped an elderly couple in their car Sunday night on a road north of Sanford. Rivers across North Carolina are rising after storms systems that have dropped heavy rain and snow since late January.

    1. Updated at 7:29 p.m.
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    Wintry weather drives energy prices higher

    Energy prices climbed Monday as another winter storm was expected to dump even more snow on the East Coast.

    1. Updated at 8:13 p.m.
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  3. Government shut down as D.C., region dig out of snow
    1. Updated at 8:13 p.m.
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  4. New federal climate change agency forming
    1. Updated at 1:00 p.m.
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  5. Maggie Valley mudslide evacuees urged to stay away for weeks
    1. Updated at 3:25 p.m.
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Question: What is it called when ice crystals float on a sunny day? It looks like a big snow globe.

Answer: You may be thinking of "diamond dust." That is a term for slowly falling ice crystals that form in the lower atmosphere at very cold temperatures (around -40 Celsius) in the presence of sufficient humidity. They often form under apparently clear skies and sparkle brightly in sunshine or moonlight. While this is a common phenomenon in arctic and antarctic regions, it is extremely rare for the right combination of temperature and humidity to occur in our region.

 
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