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Published online 1 July 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030630-1
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City heat warms rain
Urban traffic and buildings may reduce ice storms.
City centre heat reduces ice storms, a new study suggests1.
When warm moist air passes over freezing ground, solidified rain can cling to buildings, roads and railways.
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