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The surprising secrets of extreme snowfall events in Utah's central Wasatch
Feb 12, 2024 (SPX)
But heavy snowfall also wreaks havoc on canyon roads and creates extreme avalanche hazards that can sometimes shut down busy winter recreation sites. Alta at th...
'Historic' snowfall buries Canada's Atlantic coast
Feb 06, 2024 (AFP)
More than a meter (three feet) of snow combined with powerful gusts of wind, halting transportation networks and forcing many businesses, government offices and...
Northern Europe cold snaps less frequent but maybe more dangerous: study
Jan 31, 2024 (AFP)
Not only will milder weather lead populations to drop their guard, but temperature fluctuations cause greater wear and tear on infrastructure, according to the ...
Warming world dampening winter sports in Canada
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
January is historically the coldest month of the year, but at Ignace-Bourget Park in Montreal, hockey nets had yet to be installed mid-month. Instead, workers t...
Fierce winter weather slams US, dozens dead
Jan 20, 2024 (AFP)
Frigid temperatures, snow gales and thick ice have caused fatal accidents on treacherous roadways, snarled air travel, closed schools and cut power to thousands...
India's Kashmir ski industry melts as temperatures rise
Jan 20, 2024 (AFP)
This year, the deep powder once taken for granted is gone. The slopes are brown and bare, a stark example of the impact of the extreme weather caused by the rap...
Four mountain climbers dead, four missing in Iran snow
Jan 17, 2024 (AFP)
An avalanche had trapped five climbers Friday on Randola mountain near the northwestern city of Oshnavieh city, West Azerbaijan province, with the Red Crescent ...
Heavy snow, freezing rain hobble European travel
Jan 17, 2024 (AFP)
A Frankfurt airport spokeswoman said 570 of 1,047 flights had been axed by late morning as Germany's business capital prepared for dramatic weather conditions. ...
New York finally ends record 700 plus days without snow
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
"It's been 701 days since Central Park last recorded an inch of snow on a calendar day," the National Weather Service announced on X, formerly Twitter. Since mi...
Lack of snow sparks worry for drought-hit Afghanistan
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
The exceptionally low level of rain in a country that relies heavily on agriculture has forced many farmers to delay planting. "In previous years by January we ...
'Intense' US blizzard blows Iowa caucus campaigning off course
Jan 13, 2024 (AFP)
Forecasters warned of "fairly intense blizzard conditions" throughout much of the Midwestern state, as the National Weather Service (NWS) said gusts of 50 to 55...
Dwindling snowpack could amplify water crisis: study
Jan 10, 2024 (AFP)
Global warming -- which hits high mountain areas especially hard -- has already reduced snowpack affecting up to 80 percent of the northern hemisphere's populat...
Where's the snow? Northeastern cities see record temps, low snowfall in 2023
Jan 10, 2024 (SPX)
A total of 28 cities in the region saw one of their top-five warmest years, according to a report Jan. 2 by the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell Uni...
US braces for major storm, hundreds of thousands without power
Jan 09, 2024 (AFP)
Heavy rain leading to flash flooding, severe winds gusting in places to more than 50 miles per hour (80 kph), and thunderstorms were predicted from the "western...
France closes roads as cold wave hits
Jan 09, 2024 (AFP)
"Everything is being done to resolve this as fast as possible," Transport Minister Clement Beaune said on Tuesday morning, when 400 vehicles were blocked on icy...
Cold snap grips Central and Eastern Europe
Jan 08, 2024 (AFP)
The Polish weather service issued safety warnings for most of the country as temperatures are set to plummet further this week. Around 2,200 households were wit...
Winter storm threatens travel chaos on US east coast
Jan 05, 2024 (AFP)
Several cities in the eastern United States including New York, the most-populous city in the country, have gone record periods without winter snowfall. But the...
Heavy snowfall, cold cause traffic jams in Nordics
Jan 04, 2024 (AFP)
In Sweden, military personnel were dispatched to assist rescue services working to aid stranded motorists between the towns of Horby and Kristianstad in Sweden'...
Sweden sees coldest weather in 25 years
Jan 03, 2024 (AFP)
"To put that into perspective, that is the lowest January temperature in Sweden since 1999," Mattias Lind, meteorologist at Sweden's national weather agency SMH...
More records tumble as China cold snap persists
Dec 21, 2023 (AFP)
The national weather office said in a social media post that more than 20 stations posted all-time December lows in the early hours of Thursday. They included H...
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