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‘Rare,’ heavy snow falls in NW China’s Gansu province

China State Official Media (CGTN) reports that a "rare" summer snow occurred in mountainous regions in NW China's Gansu province The agency said, “Some mountainous regions in northwest China's Gansu...

Snow and Cold Weather Strands South-American Truckers

A significant heavy winter weather event hit South America last week stranding hundreds of truckers along with Argentine-Chile border. There was so much backlog, that giant parking lots were...

Snow Falls in South Africa

The Times Live of South Africa reports snow is falling across parts of the country. The Times Live story, “Brrrr ... it's snowing over parts of SA,” reports: According to Snow...

COLDEST JULY AIRMASS IN 70 YEARS YIELDS LARGEST SUMMER ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT SINCE 2008, STRANDS SHIPS

Thebarentsobserver.com reports that, despite being mid-summer, major parts of the waters that connect the eastern Bering Strait with the Barents Sea remain covered by sea-ice. A Russian Meteorological Agency...

Snowfall, Freezing Weather Kills Twelve in Afghanistan

Snowfall and freezing weather recently claimed the lives of 12 children in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, according to the state-run Bakhtar news agency. The natural disaster took place in Yugal...

A ‘very strong’ Cold Front is Sweeping Through Australia

Cold continues "down under." According to news.com.au, “Large parts of Australia face a cold week ahead as a high pressure system intensifies across the south east. Daytime maximum temperatures are...

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The U.K. Is Experiencing a Cold Spring, Reminiscent of the “Year Without a Summer”

Metro.co.uk is reporting that people in the United Kingdom are bemoaning the extended winter conditions robbing them of typical for the spring temperatures and...

Colorado Cold Front Brings Hail, Snow

Image: webcam image from Gore Range in Vail Colorado showing fresh snow on Wednesday, May 1. The Denver Post reported on a late spring storm...

Massive Snow Avalanche Covers Parts of Kashmir

Image: screen capture from video WION reports that a large avalanche occurred in the Sarbal area of Sonamarg in Kashmir on April 29. “An avalanche occurred...

Spring Freeze Hits the Great Lakes and New England

Ryan Maue, Ph.D, noted on Twitter last week: Great Lakes and Northeast still below freezing tomorrow morning. Friday's lows in the 20s in Michigan and...

Alaska Is Slow To Thaw This Spring

Image: Weather Central Although Spring has come to Alaska with the states’ near record snowpack beginning to melt in many locations, in other areas temperatures...