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Blizzards and Bullshit by Dairycarrie
“Earlier this week a massive storm marched across half of North America …. Most of the people in our country will never know the story behind what will one day be known as the Blizzard of 2015.” –...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall closes Izmir-Istanbul highway
Hundreds of cars stranded on the highway causing kilometers-long lines. The İzmir-İstanbul highway was closed to traffic near the district of Susurluk in the Balıkesir province of Balıkesir due to...
View ArticleSeven feet of snow closes Pakistan roads
Heavy snowfall in Naran valley 31 Dec 2015: – Residents of Naran valley were stuck on Thursday as all communication lines and roads were blocked because of heavy snowfall which was more than seven feet...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall closes schools across Turkey – Video
31 Dec 2015 – Heavy snow across the country caused more than a third of the 81 provinces to close down schools on Thursday, said Turkish officials. Turkish airlines said that it cancelled 265 flights...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall and cold weather continue to paralyze Turkey
Access to 1,012 villages was blocked due to heavy snowfall in the eastern provinces of Hakkari, Bitlis, and Van. Minus 37 C in Ardahan, 2 meters (6½ ft) of snow in hilly areas. 3 Jan 16 – Cold weather...
View ArticleDozens of villages in westen Georgia lose power after heavy snowfall
3 Jan 2016 – Heavy snow continues today in a number of cities and regions in both west and east Georgia (former Soviet Republic). Snow depth in the western town of Zugdidi, Tsalenjikha, Kobuleti,...
View ArticleFarmers in Ireland gather dead sheep buried in snowdrifts
Headline makes light of the situation by merely saying “Wintry weather hits Ireland.” Heavy snowfall leaves snowdrifts of up to 5 meters (16 feet) deep. At least 140,000 homes and businesses in...
View ArticleIncessant snow in Turkey up to 2 meters deep
No access to more than 800 villages Rize, Turkey – 2 Jan 2016 – Due to incessant snow roads were closed again today to all villages and neighborhoods. Snow thickness reached 70 cm (28 inches) in the...
View ArticleOne of the harshest winters in decades in Sonora
Emergency Declaration for 22 municipalities. 1 Jan 2016 – Hermosillo, Mexico – The Ministry of the Interior issued an Emergency Declaration for 22 municipalities in the state of Sonora, as a result of...
View ArticleSnow 1-meter-deep in northwest Azerbaijan
Snow cover is already 80 cm (31½ inches) in the plains of Balaken, Gakh, Zagatala, and 1 meter in mountainous residential areas, APA’s local bureau reported. As a result, problems occurred in...
View ArticleHeavy snow shuts schools in 37 Turkish provinces
That’s more than a third of Turkey’s 81 provinces. Authorities in 37 provinces including Ankara, Kayseri, Diyarbakir, Rize and Mersin said schools had been shut for one or two days due to weather...
View ArticleAvalanche from roof buries pedestrians – Video
A pile of snow fell from the roof of a mosque, burying people on the street below. In the images, we see people helping those trapped under the snow. Two women were injured and needed medical care....
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NASA confirms that Antarctic ice mass is growing
A new NASA study says that Antarctica is overall accumulating ice. Antarctic Peninsula – Courtesy NASA In spite of those heart-wrenching stories about melting ice in Antarctica, a new NASA study has...
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Nine Devastating Volcanic Eruptions in 2015
“All we need is a really bad one that tips the cooling end-over-end,” says reader Bill Sellers. Wolf Volcano-25 May 2015 – Credit Parque Nacional Galapago Chile’s Calbuco Volcano, April 23, 2015....
View ArticleSkating on an icy street – Video
The media likes to talk about the horrors of global warming. But cold? Ah, they like to make cold weather look like fun! 5 Jan 2016 – Ameland, Netherlands...
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Vikings-Seahawks Game Could be Coldest Outdoor Game in Viking History
Temperatures Sunday morning in the Twin Cities should be below zero Fahrenheit (below -18 C), according to WCCO meteorologist Matt Brickman. Early forecasts call for significant cold just in time for...
View ArticleCold kills more than 40 people in Poland
One of Poland’s deadliest-ever cold snaps killed at least 21 people over the weekend, with temperatures falling to -18C (-0.4F), officials say. (Interesting how they call it a “cold snap.”) National...
View ArticleMajor highways blocked as blizzards Hit Armenia
“We haven’t had such a long and intensive snowfall for years,” said Hovannes Khangeldian, a senior official at the Armenian Ministry for Local Government and Emergency Situations. 5 Jan 2016 – The...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall strands truckers without food and drink
5 Jan 2016 – The Verkhny Lars crossing point on the border between Russia and Georgia has been waiting to open for several days due to heavy snowfall. Employees of the TV channel tried to get to the...
View ArticleUnusual cold and heavy snowfall in Georgia
Roofs of several houses collapse. 5 Jan 2016 – The Georgian government is intensifying its efforts to cope with heavy snowfall and “unusual freeze” throughout the country. Four western regions –...
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