Romania – Coldest morning in 50 years
It feels like a Siberian winter in Romania. 8 Jan 2015 – The temperature dropped to minus 35 degrees this morning in Întorsura Buzau, Covasna County! This makes it the coldest morning in Romania in the...
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Up to 5 feet (1½ m) of snow to hit western New York
SNOWFALL RATES…OVER 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY… JAN 9 2015 INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…OSWEGO…WATERTOWN…LOWVILLE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST...
View ArticleGreek islands buried under 6½ ft (2 m) of snow – Video
At least 8 villages isolated – Normally sun-drenched islanders lose power and water Heavy snowfall disabled much of the infrastructure on the Cycladic island of Tinos, prompting the General Secretariat...
View ArticleYet More Snow for Turkey, Jerusalem This Weekend
Snow totals for western and central parts of Turkey and down to the city of Jerusalem will generally be on the order of 2 to 8 cm (1 to 2 inches) this weekend. This includes in Ankara. Locally higher...
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Record snow in Florida
Snow flurries from Jacksonville through coastal Georgia “Snow danced over the streets of Jacksonville Thursday for the first time in five years and tied the record for the day of a trace set 57 years...
View ArticleVietnam – Snow to fall on Sapa tonight
Forecasts called for widespread snowfall over the mountainous districts of Sapa and Bat Xat in north-western Lao Cai province last night, with temperatures plummeting to minus two degree Celsius. Luu...
View ArticleIraq – Sulaymaniyah province in a white dress of snow
9 Jan 2015 – The streets of the province of Sulaymaniyah have been covered in white since early morning on Thursday. The city seemed to be wearing a white dress designed by the snowstorm that swept the...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall in Saudi Arabia
I love this photo! A snow camel! http://mz-mz.net/wp-content/up/768431a8-0f29-40e2-a93c-7a043391fbd6.jpg Saudi Arabia: Friday, 18 March 1436, corresponding to 9 January 2015 The snow fell heavily on...
View ArticleVetoing bipartisan energy, job and economic growth
This article examines what House and Senate Republicans are trying to do, to jump start American energy, job and economic growth … how the White House is threatening to block these efforts … and what...
View ArticleIce storm warning for Indiana
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN… SUN JAN 11 2015...
View Article12 people die in Mexico due to cold
Temperatures drop to -14C (6.8F) in some areas. 11 Jan 2015 – The cold weather affecting much of the country has claimed a dozen victims, nine in Chihuahua and three in Sonora, state authorities...
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This sums up the snow in Saudi Arabia
A religious scholar said that building snowmen or snow animals was not acceptable in Islam. Saudi Arabia – 10 Jan 2015 The fatwa, by Mohammad Saleh Al Minjed, said that building snowmen or any replica...
View ArticleIceland lava field now the biggest in 200 years
Bigger than the island of Manhattan, the lava flow from the Holuhraun lava field in Iceland is now the largest the country has seen in more than 200 years, reports the Washington Post. Scientists from...
View ArticleVirginia power customers use record amount of electricity during cold snap
Gives you a real warm feeling to know that Obama is trying to force electricity costs to skyrocket, doesn’t it? “Dominion Virginia Power on Wednesday met a record winter peak demand for electricity...
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Tropical snowfall causes congestion in Sa Pa (Vietnam)
That’s TROPICAL snowfall. HEAVY snowfall. See Photos 11 Jan 2015 – Heavy snowfall caused a traffic jam that extended several kilometers in Sa Pa town in the northern province of Lao Cai from Friday...
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Hail delays soccer game in Mexico
2⅓ inches of hail completely covered the floor of the Hidalgo Stadium. “The cold wave we are experiencing in Mexico has produced some unusual events,” says reader Jesus Eduardo Herrera Flores. “I have...
View ArticleCold-related diseased break out in Barisal (Bangladesh)
Alarming intensity of cold weather is taking a heavy toll on lives in Barisal. 13 Jan 2015 – With the sharp dip in temperature, different cold-related diseases have broken out both in and outside the...
View ArticleRecord snowfall in Grand Prairie, Alberta
The 13.2 cm (just over 5 inches) of snow that fell on Saturday in Grand Prairie easily bested the previous record of 10.7 cm, (just over 4 inches) set in 1953...
View ArticleSnow fresh disruption to parts of Scotland
Follows the storms that cut power to 140,000 properties last week. A Met Office weather warning of snow and ice affecting central Scotland has been upgraded from yellow to amber. It said: “Showers will...
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UK – Ice and snow warnings across most of the country
Drivers urged to take emergency provisions with them in case they become stranded on the roads. The Met Office has issued ice and snow warnings across most of the country. Simon Partridge, a Met Office...
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