Cold brings rare snowfalls to tropical Laos
Snow has been reported across forested upland areas in northern Laos as extreme cold persists across much of Indochinese Peninsula, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. 28 Jan 2016 – Temperatures in...
View ArticleMexico declares emergency in 23 states due to severe cold
Applies to 446 municipalities The Mexican government on Friday declared an extraordinary emergency due to low temperatures in 23 of its 32 states. In recent days, snowfall and temperatures down to -17...
View ArticleIran – 7,450 people injured due to snow
30 Jan 2016 – The vice president of the Red Crescent society said that of the 9,515 injured in the country during the last week, 7,450 of the injuries were related to snow. This included 283 road...
View ArticleCold kills almost 2,000 cattle in northern Vietnam
Biting cold has brought snow to many places, including some that have never had it before. 31 Jan 2016 – Residents in mountainous provinces in north Vietnam have lost thousands of cattle after days of...
View ArticleTrumping hydrocarbon fuels and consumer
“Donald Trump loves to tout his poll numbers,” writes Paul Driessen. “But if he’s doing so well, why does he pander to Iowa’s ethanol interests?” With the Iowa caucuses set for tomorrow, it’s a good...
View ArticleWinter storm – Blizzard warnings – watches for 13 states
A significant winter storm will move from the Southwest to portions of the Rockies to the Plains from Monday through Tuesday. As it does, it will bring strong winds and heavy snow from the southern...
View ArticleBlizzard could affect Iowa caucuses
“A winter storm moving in from the Intermountain West will unleash a blizzard from Colorado to Iowa and northern Michigan later on Monday into early Wednesday,” says accuweather.com. “Voting prospects...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall in Saudi Arabia – With video
The 24 sec. video shows a car and a tent covered under a thick layer of snow. 28 Jan 2016 – After suspending classes in Saudi Arabia’s Northern border, the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment...
View ArticleSnowstorm to bury Denver, then move east
The storm system that dumped heavy snow across the Sierra and Southern California mountains is set to strengthen, bringing heavy snow to the Colorado Rockies, says accuweather.com. “Locations from...
View ArticleVietnam – Record cold kills more than 50,000 livestock and poultry
HANOI – Unforgiving cold in the north has killed more than 50,000 cattle and poultry, according to newspaper reports. This includes more than 9,000 animals and 43,000 poultry. At a press conference on...
View ArticleLighting fires under buffalo to keep them warm – Video
Vietnam – First Ever Recorded Snow 300 km (180 miles) south of Hanoi. “They didn’t receive a dusting, they received 20 cm!” “Farmers lighting fires under buffalo to keep them warm so they don’t freeze...
View ArticleBlizzard warning for Iowa
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT IOWA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING… NATIONAL WEATHER SVC DES MOINES IA… FEB 1 2016 … SNOW FORECAST TO DEVELOP INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT (Monday)...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall catches Saudis by surprise and joy
Snow and Saudi Arabia are two words we rarely see together but for the past few days, an unusual Source: Heavy snowfall catches Saudis by surprise and joy The post Heavy snowfall catches Saudis by...
View ArticleMexico – Coldest winter in history:
The situation is particularly worrying in the north, where the thermometer reached the -17 ° C mark. In Mexico City it snowed in January, a phenomenon not seen in the capital since 1967. 31 Jan 2016 –...
View ArticleChina – Heavy snow strands ‘nearly 100,000′ at rail station
2 Feb 2016 – The crowd outside Guangzhou station in southern China swelled to nearly 100,000 at its peak on Monday night, police said. Many trains from north and central China were delayed by the rare...
View ArticleSnowfall in China has broken all records of previous years
“This is according to a Pakistan news agency,” says reader Argiris Diamantis. “No specific numbers are given and this is not (yet) confirmed by other media. It could very well be true, but we have to...
View ArticleAccumulating snow for U.S. Northeast
Parts of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine could see accumulating wet snow by this weekend, says Brett Rathbun,...
View Article300 Scientists Accuse NOAA of Using Contaminated Data
They claim that NOAA solved the 15-year pause in global warming by “adjusting” the temperature record from 1998 to 2012, thus suddenly showing more than twice as much warming as other data sets...
View ArticleAnother volcano erupts – This one in Japan
Japan’s Sakurajima volcano has erupted, sending lava flowing down its slope and spewing ash and stones into the night sky. The volcano has been showing increased activity since August when locals were...
View ArticleIceland Monitor –“We’re totally snowed in”
“I am tall but the snow reached up to my waist.” 5 Feb 2016 – All schools are closed in Patreksfjörður in the West Fjords due to heavy snowfall last night. An avalanche alert is still on in the small...
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