Heavy snow batters New Zealand
Drivers were stranded on Bruce Road in Tongariro National Park and on mountain roads in Taranaki due to snow, central police communications Inspector Mike Coleman told NZ Newswire. Some motorists have...
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Sun’s bizarre activity may trigger another ice age, says Irish solar scientist
Solar activity has been falling steadily since mid-1940s, a change that in the past triggered a 300-year-long mini ice age. At a teleconference yesterday in Boulder, Colorado, three leading solar...
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Short Meteorological Memories
Of course the climate changes! It has done that from the billions of years before the first man climbed down out of the tree to stand upright; just in time to learn how to run like hell from whatever...
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Largest glacier in the Dolomites stops retreating
Rocks and mountain trails that were clearly visible in 2012 have disappeared. Marmolada Glacier, the largest glacier in the Dolomites, this year is not melting, says Italian geologist Dr Mirco Poletto....
View ArticleTen record lows in Alberta
Hello from The Great White North, Robert! We’re living up to our reputation, with 10 new record lows in the province of Alberta on Friday night/Saturday morning. Here’s the synopsis from the local CTV...
View ArticleStunning news – Rising CO2 is turning the world’s deserts GREEN
Far from turning the Earth into a baking lifeless hell as had been thought, elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 are causing the deserts of the world to bloom with new green foliage, government...
View ArticleEcuador – Tungurahua Eruption Prompts Evacuation
One of Ecuador’s most active volcanoes exploded on Sunday, spewing stones, gases and ash up to more than 3 miles (5 km) into the air, prompting authorities to begin evacuating nearby villages. The...
View ArticleSecond Ecuadorean volcano erupts
Lava flow, ash and gas emissions have intensified at a second Ecuadorean volcano, Reventador,even as the full-bore eruption of the Tungurahua volcano continues. Ecuador’s Geophysics Institute says the...
View ArticleChinese wheat crop devastated by wet, cold
“Crops ruined,” says Reuters. “China may become top wheat importer.” “China’s wheat crop has suffered more severely than previously thought from frost in the growing period and rain during the...
View ArticleOuch! ‘Senate global warming hearing backfires on Democrats’– Boxer’s own...
‘Skeptics & Roger Pielke Jr. totally dismantled warmism (scientifically, economically, rhetorically) During yesterday’s Environment and Public Works hearings, Sen. David Vitter asked a panel of...
View ArticleSunspots and the Great Cooling Ahead
“As the climate cools, hundreds of millions in America and abroad will lack the resources to feed themselves or heat their homes.” Sunspots and the Great Cooling Ahead By Jeffrey Folks (Excerpts) –...
View ArticleFire crews managing wildfires happy with July snow
July snow in British Columbia puts wildfires on ice. “The cool weather that struck northeast British Columbia last week likely didn’t please most Peace Region residents who saw July snow around Wonowon...
View ArticleJuly snow at Loveland Ski Area
Just 70 days before Loveland is set to begin snowmaking operations. At Loveland Ski Area, Colorado, a light dusting of snow coated the mountains Thursday afternoon – mainly above 11,000 feet, but often...
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NOAA –“Extraordinary” cold and large snowfall for southern Brazil
“Our team had never seen so incisive cold weather to our region, nor the cold waves more intense in recent years.” By Alexandre Aguiar 19 July 2013 NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmosphere) describes...
View ArticleSnowfalls hit Argentina
Several sectors of the Argentine province of Mendoza awoke today covered by snow. By Luiz Fernando Nachtigall – 19 July 2013 The snow accumulation is significant in some locations (10 cm or more) as in...
View ArticleAustralia – White stuff bucketing down
“While Canberra was hit by rain, hail and sleet on Saturday, the white stuff was bucketing down in the snowy mountains.” Blizzard-like conditions were reported in higher areas. At least 8 inches (20...
View ArticleWave of polar cold hits Buenos Aires
“There is also the possibility of an unusual snowfall in Buenos Aires.” “A wave of polar cold affected Argentina on Friday, with possibilities of being intensified during the weekend. According to the...
View ArticleMore snow in Australia
They drove to spa country for a weekend of rest and relaxation, but visitors to Daylesford got more than they expected when more than 27 inches (70 cm) of snow fell on Saturday morning. The popular...
View ArticleVillagers flee as Indonesian volcano spews ash
Mount Merapi on the main island of Java has spewed smoke and ash more than half-a-mile (1,000 m) into the sky. The ash made the rain thick and muddy in several villages as terrified residents fled to...
View Article“Not common” snow continues in Argentina
“Though snow in Argentina is not too uncommon, snow over coastal portions of Argentina and Uruguay is quite rare.” Snow fell Saturday and Sunday across parts of both Australia and Argentina, and more...
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