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Unusual Winter Weather Loop Creates Chaos Across Europe

A series of cold air bursts in the US revved up the jet stream, rerouting the Atlantic Ocean’s moisture superhighway squarely at the continent.

A flooded street in Guichen Pont-Rean, western France, on Jan. 29.Photographer: Jean-Francois Monier/Getty Images
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Wild weather that fueled widespread flooding in parts of Western Europe and damaged an oil platform in the North Sea is threatening farming operations and strawberry shortages at UK grocery stores.