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Moscow mayor to fine weather forecasters for errors.

Moscow's weather has been catching people off guard recently: snow in spring, a flood in summer, a hurricane closer to fall, sun in winter.

Russians thrive on their four seasons, but Moscow's mayor doesn't like surprises.

To ensure it doesn't rain on his parade on City Day, Mayor Yuri Luzhkov dispatches cloud-seeding planes to the skies.

Now he's taking accountability to new heights -- proposing fining the city-funded weathermen when their forecasts are wrong.