Europe's flood losses to soar by 2050, research shows
FLOODS/EUROPE:Europe's flood losses to soar by 2050, research shows
Massive storm system takes aim at winter-weary Midwest, East
USA-WEATHER:Massive storm system takes aim at winter-weary Midwest, East
A resident shovels snow following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario
A resident shovels snow following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario March 2, 2014. An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in the Toronto area as a U.S. National Weather Service forecast calls for an area of snow extending from the Central Plains into the Northeast. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
A resident walks her dog over a snow-covered sidewalk following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario
A resident walks her dog over a snow-covered sidewalk following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario March 2, 2014. An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in the Toronto area as a U.S. National Weather Service forecast calls for an area of snow extending from the Central Plains into the Northeast. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)
Residents dig out of the snow following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario
Residents dig out of the snow following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario March 2, 2014. An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in the Toronto area as a U.S. National Weather Service forecast calls for an area of snow extending from the Central Plains into the Northeast. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
A resident clears snow following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario
A resident clears snow following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario March 2, 2014. An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in the Toronto area as a U.S. National Weather Service forecast calls for an area of snow extending from the Central Plains into the Northeast. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
A resident clears snow following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario
A resident clears snow following an overnight snow storm in Toronto, Ontario March 2, 2014. An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in the Toronto area as a U.S. National Weather Service forecast calls for an area of snow extending from the Central Plains into the Northeast. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (CANADA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
Snowboarder may have caused Montana avalanche that injured three
USA-MONTANA/AVALANCHE:Snowboarder may have caused Montana avalanche that injured three
A Ventura County Fire Department urban search and rescue team operate on a beach after a report of a lone surfboard drifting in the large storm generated surf in Point Mugu
A Ventura County Fire Department urban search and rescue team operate on a beach after a report of a lone surfboard drifting in the large storm generated surf in Point Mugu, California March 1, 2014. Nobody was located after authorities searched the area according to Captain Mike Lindbery of the Ventura County Fire Department. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)