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More snow on the way for Cyprus

4 Jan 2015 – After being closed for 24 hours, all roads leading to snow-covered Troodos mountains re-opened around noon on Sun even though the police kept urging motorists to be extremely careful...

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A 2,000-mile swath of snow across U.S.

A swath of snow could soon stretch for more than 2,000 miles across the United States, from the Cascades and Northern Rockies across the Midwest and into the Northeast, with easily over a foot of Lake...

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Jerusalem mayor plans to close off city ahead of massive snowstorm

Hopes to preempt last winter’s chaos when drivers were stranded. Jerusalem’s mayor has ordered that roads be closed before an expected heavy snow storm wallops the city and surrounding hill country on...

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Saudi’s advised to wear warm clothes

Bitterly cold weather accompanied by wind, sub-zero temperatures and snow is expected to hit the KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) on Wednesday and last until Sunday, the Presidency of Meteorology and...

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Northern Ireland – Snow, blizzard, big freeze in the forecast

With sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall predicted to last until the end of the month, it could turn out to be one of the coldest periods in this country for a number of years. James Madden,...

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Heavy Snowfall in Kyoto

Kyoto experienced heavy snowfall during the first days of 2015, with more than 40 cm (16 inches) of snow still piled up in some areas of the prefecture as of Monday. The weather has left the ancient...

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Heavy snowfall in Katmandu, Nepal

Continuous snowfall “has thrown life out of gear here. “All are dormant. Here is no light, no drinking water,” said a local, Kul Bahadur Thakali. Even the telephone wires are snapped. With the...

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A week of storms and heavy snowfall in Israeli mountains

On Tuesday, an infiltration of cold air from Eastern Europe to the Eastern Mediterranean is set to bring a round of wintry and stormy weather, the Israel Meteorological Service said on Sunday. Snow...

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3-year-old wind turbine collapses in Ireland despite only light winds

I had no idea how BIG these damned things are – See photo A three year old wind turbine collapsed in a 15 mile an hour breeze in Ireland. The failure was in the metal just above the base. Unconfirmed...

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Rohtang Pass closed after 5-foot snowfall

New Delhi – The Rohtang Pass at 13,050 ft in Himachal Pradesh, which acts as a key road link between Manali and Keylong, has been closed due to heavy snowfall in the area. The pass has 5 foot snow due...

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Ukraine violence continues despite snowfall

4 Jan 2015 – Violence raged on unabated around Donetsk in the east of Ukraine in the face of heavy snowfall following the breakdown of truce negotiations between pro-Ukrainians and pro-Russians....

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Breaking more low-temperature records in Hawaii

Honolulu – Coldest January 5th in more than 122 years. Icicles covered part of the lens of a webcam at the W.M. Keck Observatory at Mauna Kea Monday morning, 5 Jan 2015 – W.M. KECK OBSERVATORY WEBCAM 5...

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11 earthquakes in Texas in just over a day

North Texas has been rattled by 11 earthquakes in just 27 hours. The latest temblor took place just before 10:00 this morning and measured 2.7 in magnitude. Another, about 90 minutes earlier,...

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‘Dangerously cold’ across US

Heavy snow and blizzards also in the forecast. Temperatures across much of the northern and eastern US are plunging to “dangerously cold” levels, the National Weather Service says. Wind-chill...

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Sioux Falls breaks snowfall record set in 1951 – Brutal cold to follow

Bracing for wind chills down to -31 degrees (-35 C). The five inches (12.7 cm) of snow that fell in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Monday (Jan 5) broke the old record of 3.9 inches set in 1951....

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Record Snowfall at British Columbia Ski Resort – Video

“Massive” snow dump – 56 cm (22 inches) of fresh champagne powder in 36 hours  Kelowna, B.C. – In just 36 hours, Big White Ski Resort in the Okanagan had a record-breaking snowfall of 56 cm (22...

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Snow event of the century in British Columbia

The region has not seen this much snow since 1899. “This week’s storm has become the snow event of the century for Central Okanagan,” says the weathernetwork.com.. More than 33 cm (13 inches) of snow...

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Snow in Jerusalem, Damascus, Lebanon, Turkey, Athens, Algeria – Videos

All of these videos are dated January 7, 2015 – Not much global warming in the Middle East Snow in Jerusalem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZjqZPIdS0M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERxhcOfAHs...

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Powerful winter storm dumps snow across Middle East – Video

Up to 10 inches (25 cm) of snowfall and blizzard conditions in Jerusalem. Palm trees blanketed with heavy snow. “The Middle East looked more like central Canada Wednesday as a rare* winter storm...

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Winter storm bringing misery to millions of refugees

A fierce winter storm, forecast to last several days, has brought snowfall and freezing temperatures to Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Turkey. Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have also been...

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