Massive winter storm moving into Central Plains
30 million people in its path. A massive winter storm promises to dump up to 18 inches of snow – or more – on Kansas. The biggest threat of heavy snow lies in parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri,...
View ArticleRecord snowfall strands 20 shepherds in Ladakh, India
Now rescued, all the shepherds were suffering from snow blindness, hypothermia, hypertension and cold injuries. Their sheep – more than 200 – succumbed. Twenty shepherds trapped for close to a week in...
View Article9 feet of snow by Monday at Mt Rainier Washington
That’s 2.75 meters. Today Snow. Could be heavy at times. Temperature rising to near 15 by 11am, then falling to around -2 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a southwest wind 32 to 36 mph,...
View ArticleWichita – 2nd largest snowfall on record
Winter storm pummels central US – As much as 3 inches of snow per hour – More than a dozen more states to be affected in coming days. By the time the storm ended, said KOMO radio, the storm had dumped...
View ArticleRecord Snowfall in Japan
A massive snowstorm has slammed the northeastern part of Japan for days on end, resulting in structures being buried by over five meters (almost 17 feet) of snow in the Aomori Pref. on Feb. 21. The...
View ArticleNorthern Hemisphere Sets New, All-Time Record Cold Temperature: -96.1°F In...
Who knows, maybe this record is yet another sign of warming, new models will tell us soon! Northern Hemisphere Sets New, All-Time Record Cold Temperature: -96.1°F In Oymyakon Siberia !! By P Gosselin...
View ArticleBlizzard conditions for Kansas,Texas, Oklahoma,Colorado
8 to 14 inches snow – THIS MUCH SNOW ON TOP OF NEARLY A FOOT OF PREVIOUS SNOWFALL ON ROOFS COULD BE A CONCERN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS… SUN FEB 24 2013 SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...
View ArticleStrongest winter storm in decades strikes Kansas
Crippling snow storm buries much of Kansas. A powerful storm system ejected out of the southern Rockies and into the plains on February 21st and brought some of the highest snowfall amounts this area...
View ArticleAll-time record snowfall for Wichita, Kansas
Second winter storm in less than one week (5 days) for Kansas. Heavy snowfall rates and stronger north winds with this system resulted in periods of blizzard conditions across portions of south central...
View ArticleQuebec – Heavy snowfall knocks out power to thousands
Wednesday’s heavy, wet snow fell on power lines and tree branches, knocking out power to more than 30,000 homes and businesses in Quebec. The Montérégie region was hit the hardest, where about 20,000...
View ArticleRecord Snowfall in Northern Japan – Video
Five meters (16 feet) deep. At one spot south of the city of Aomori the snow blanket is more than five meters (16ft) thick, the most ever recorded. See BBC video:...
View ArticleCalcutta – Extended cold befuddles nation
Lowest temperatures in a century. In Calcutta, the mercury dropped to 9C (48F) – balmy for London or New York in winter, but here it was the coldest day for 100 years. All across one of the world’s...
View ArticleWinter storm – blizzard warnings for 7 states
Including Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Many cities will likely see their biggest snowstorm of the winter season. Snowfall accumulations today and...
View Article“Significant” snowfall headed for Upper Midwest
Especially around major cities like Minneapolis and Indianapolis, with Chicago bracing for its biggest snowfall of the season — as much as 10 inches by Tuesday evening. The National Weather Service...
View Article10 to 14 inches snow for Virginia and West Virginia
Heavy wet snow and gusty winds could lead to power outages. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC… MAR 5 2013 INCLUDING CITIES OF… HAGERSTOWN… FROSTBURG… CUMBERLAND… STAUNTON… WAYNESBORO…...
View ArticleSigns of the Times: New York Times Kills Green Blog
“(Readers) have figured out that it is a steaming pile of horse manure…” Signs of the Times: New York Times Kills Green Blog By Alan Caruba Fewer and fewer people care about the apocalyptic claims and...
View ArticleRecord snowfall in Amarillo, Texas
The blizzard that hammered the central United States dumped 19.1 inches (48½ cm) of snow on Amarillo, breaking a 120-year-old record for one-day February snowfall. National Weather Service...
View ArticleClearing record snowfall in the Himalayas
Chipping through 100 t0 120 feet (30 – 36 meters) of snow. Members of the General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF), a wing of the Border Roads Organisation, are slowly cutting their way through 100 to...
View ArticleHeavy snow in northern Japan claims eight lives
Blizzard derails high-speed bullet train. In one incident, a woman and her three children were found dead after becoming trapped in their car in Nakashibetsu, a town in eastern Hokkaido prefecture,...
View ArticleSnowstorm shuts down U.S. capital
A winter storm swept over Washington, D.C. today, forcing federal offices to close and threatening to dump 4 to 8 inches of snow — the heaviest in Washington in two years. “It will be a wet, heavy,...
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