Bárðarbunga might be the longest Icelandic eruption since 19th century
So says Jón Frímann in his volcano update of 22 December 2014. The lava field in Holuhraun is now larger then 80 km² (30.9 sq miles) in size, says Frimann, although earthquake activity remains the...
View ArticleSnowfall warning for Labrador City & Wabush area of Newfoundland & Labrador
20 to 30 cm (7.9″ to 11.8″) of snowfall expected. 11:05 PM Wednesday 24 Dec 2014 Snowfall warning in effect for: Labrador City and Wabush region Total snowfall accumulations near 30 centimetres (11.8″)...
View ArticleA White Christmas in Moscow
Let it snow. Blizzard in Moscow will last until the evening. “On December 25 from 09:00 to 21:00 in Moscow within the Ring Road and the Moscow region are expected snow, sometimes heavy, strong winds...
View ArticleIndia –“Unprecedented snowfall” in Himachal Pradesh
Transmission lines snapped in many places SHIMLA/MANALI: 15 Dec 2014 – Intense cold has gripped the entire Himachal Pradesh with unprecedented snowfall in areas where it had not snowed in many years....
View ArticleBone-chilling cold paralyses normal life in Rajshahi
Bangladesh: RAJSHAHI, Dec 25: The unusual bone-chilling cold has paralyzed normal life in the city and adjacent areas for the last couple of days, reports BSS. The situation has severely deteriorated...
View ArticleRaid on Peruvian village triggered by colder-than-usual temperatures
Headline on Aljazeera blames ‘climate change’ (global warming). But when you read the actual article, you learn that the attack was related to cooling. 24 Dec 2014 – “Raid on Peru village by...
View ArticleGoogle goes off the climate change deep end
“The real deniers are people who think our climate was and should remain static and unchanging.” – Paul Driessen and Chris Skates (Important article! Please read.) Google’s fleet of...
View ArticleUK – Motorists stranded by snowfall in Yorkshire
Dozens of coach passengers and drivers were stranded overnight in Yorkshire after snowfall swept parts of the UK. A group of coach passengers spent the night in a Sheffield church, and the AA said...
View ArticleEurope goes in the deep freezer
Snow, ice sweep Europe, stranding potentially thousands of drivers. Snow and icy weather swept through parts of Europe on Saturday, stranding drivers overnight and leaving thousands of homes without...
View ArticleGermany – Now comes the Winter with power
Snow, ice, high winds and temperatures down to minus 20 degrees. From the English Channel, the cold first moved to Belgium then reached west and south-west Germany early Saturday morning, bringing...
View ArticleCars abandoned and 100,000 without power – Vast swathes of Britain hit by...
Experts fear that this winter could be as deadly as two years ago, when there were an estimated 31,100 more deaths than normal in England and Wales. Sleet and snow hit the north of England, the...
View ArticleFrench Alps – Snow strands 15,000 vehicles in Savoie
Chaos in the Alps – Massive snowfall leaves more than 2,000 people stranded at Chambery airport and shuts roads throughout Savoie Across the Savoie region, thousands of people were trapped in their...
View ArticleExtreme cold warning for Manitoba
Arctic air steadily making its way south and eastward through Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan. Extreme wind chill values of minus 40 to minus 45 (-40.0 to -49.0F) MANITOBA… Sunday 28 December 2014...
View ArticleExtreme Cold Warning for Saskatchewan
Extreme wind chill values of minus 40 to minus 45 (-40.0F to -49.0F) – Cold warning also for British Columbia and Quebec SASKATCHEWAN 3:11 PM CST Sunday 28 December 2014 Extreme Cold Warning in effect...
View ArticleSay goodbye to Christmas lights – Regulating them out of existence
Is this is part of the Obama administration’s effort to reduce our use of electricity? “The feds are rushing to save Americans from mass holiday displays,” says this article by Ernest Istook....
View ArticleExtreme Cold Warning for Ontario
Llow temperatures near minus 30 (-22.0F) ONTARIO Sunday 28 December 2014 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Dryden – Vermilion Bay, Ignace – English River, Fort Frances – Emo – Rainy River, Seine...
View Article“Potentially historic” snowstorm headed for Las Vegas, Nevada
“Very Unusual Weather” the Weather Service calls it. “Potentially historic.” SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV SUN DEC 28 2014 …VERY UNUSUAL WEATHER IN LAS VEGAS FOR NEW...
View ArticleMassive snowfall traps thousands in French Alps
Officials open emergency shelters in at least 12 towns. France’s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve urged drivers “to exercise the utmost caution” and asked those who could delay their trips to do so....
View ArticleRussians panic-buying buckwheat amid national shortage
Bad harvest in Siberia has seen Russia run out of the loved grain. Buckwheat turning to gold? The Russian economy is close to collapse after a desperate interest rate hike failed to halt a slide in the...
View ArticleHeavy snow and cold in northern Bulgaria
The heaviest snowfall – 28 cm (11.5 inches) – has been in Pleven. Meanwhile, 25 cm of snow has fallen in Rousse and Vidin, 24 cm in Lom, 23 cm in Sofia and Oryahovo, and 20 cm in Razgrad. It is still...
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