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China Issues Emergency Notice in Response to Extended Winter Storm
Image: A man walks by a frozen lake at a park during winter solstice in Beijing, China Dec. 22, 2023. Source: Voice of America
China, which has already experienced a...
Turkey Has Been Battered by Severe Winter Weather, Dumping Heavy Snow
Image: Screencap from video posted by Rudaw English
As much as 5 meters, about 16 ½ feet of snow, has fallen in some areas of Turkey, leaving villages snowed in,...
Near Record Setting Snowfall in Juneau, Sinks Boats, Crushes Roofs, Poses Avalanche Threat
Image: Sceeencap showing snow causing sinking boats - from the Juneau Harbormaster via their Facebook page.
Bitter cold and more than five feet of snowfall in just a few days...
Southernmost U.S. Ski Resort Opening After Heavy Snow
Image: Mount Lemmon Ski Valley Ski Resort Webcam
KVOA.com Tucson reports that residents in Southern Arizona are excited by the announcement that the southernmost ski resort in the United States,...
Great Britain Cold Blast Will Bring -6°C Temperatures – Colder than Iceland
Image: forecast cold temperature chart, source: WXCHARTS.
GBN warns of a major cold event to hit Great Britain in the coming days:
Britain is set to be colder than Iceland next...
Hundreds of Daily Cold Temperature Records Set Across North America
The German climate group EIKE remarked on the fall of cold temperature records across North America in mid-January 2024.
Extreme cold prompted Environment Canada to “issue a warning for extreme...
Army Rescues Snowbound Motorists in Spain
Image: Motorist at a highway signpost near Madrid - via Reddit.
Mountainous parts of Spain received heavy snow the week of January 14, which trapped more than 600 drivers in...
Sustained Extreme Winter Weather Results in 25 Known Deaths Across Tennessee
Nearly a weeklong spell of well below normal temperatures, accompanied by snow, ice, and high winds have resulted in at least 25 deaths and the loss of various public...
Most of the United States Suffers Under a Mid-January Deep Freeze
Image: Cold air blast from Canada covers much of contiguous United States. Source NASA JPL.
The vast majority of the United States suffered under what CNN described as a “brutal...
Cold and Snow Hampering Earthquake Relief and Travel in Japan
Image: Screen capture from News18 video.
NHK-World News in Japan is reporting that extreme cold and heavy snow is hampering earthquake relief efforts in Japan. The winter storm is also...
Kansas City Playoff Game Attendees Suffer from Extreme Cold
When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins took the field in Arrowhead Stadium on January 13, they played in the fourth coldest game since the National Football...
Extreme cold hits Idaho, Some Schools Affected
Image of Boise: Brian Losness, via NWS Boise Twitter Feed.
In addition to significant snow that came over the weekend, temperatures in the Boise, ID area hit single digits on...
Bitterly Cold Weather Hits the Washington DC Area, New Snowstorm Looms
The nation’s capital is being pummeled by a 1-2 punch of bitter cold followed by yet another snowstorm after two to six inches blanketed the area last Monday and...
Iowa Caucuses Held Amid Record Cold Weather
Source: The Weather Channel; Table: Matt Stiles, CNN.
The recently conducted Iowa Republican political caucuses prove that weather has no respect for politics. More than 100,000 Iowans braved record cold...
Wet, Cold Weather Freezes Hampton Court Palace Moat
Image: From Tom O'Leary on Twitter
The Telegraph reports that wet, cold weather has resulted in the moat surrounding Hampton Court Palace in London freezing.
“The moat surrounding Hampton Court Palace...
Pacific Northwest Experiences Snow and Cold Blast, Below Zero Temperatures and Heavy Snow
Image: National Weather Service, Seattle via Twitter
A deep dip in the jet stream is bringing snow and cold to the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Forecasts indicate that in addition to...
Major Arctic Cold Blast to Invade the Contiguous U.S.
A major Arctic cold blast is headed for the central United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Dallas, Texas is warning of a hazardous cold event coming next...
Heavy Snow Causes Fatal Avalanche in California
The most recent winter storm dumped heavy snow on northern California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, creating avalanche conditions.
The Associated Press (AP) reports that an avalanche occurred causing a fatality...
Winter Storm Shuts Down Parts of Chicago
Photo by Keely Drukala
An early winter storm that made Chicago’s suburbs feel “Christmasy,” in the words of CBS News 2, has complicated travel around, into, and out of the...
Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Sweden Stalls Traffic, Including Electric Buses
A recent spell of extremely cold weather and heavy snow in Sweden brought traffic to a standstill on a major highway, stranding hundreds of travelers.
Thousands of travelers were trapped...
Four Corners Region of the Mountain West Is Hit by a Winter Storm
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Grand Junction, Colorado, in the Four Corners region where Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico meet, issued winter weather advisories across the...
Heavy Snow Shuts Down Much of Norway
Heavy snow blanketed Norway’s southern coast during the holiday weekend, like here in the port city of Kristiansand. PHOTO: Svein Tellefsen
Norway’s News in English reports that heavy year-end snow...
Snow Falls Across Large Parts of the Central United States
With a series of video posts, AccuWeather reports moderate to heavy snow fell across the great plains to the Mississippi river valley, beginning on January 5, through the weekend.
“Friday,...
First Significant Snowstorm of 2024 Hits the Northeast
A Winter Storm Warning was in effect through noon Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Binghamton NY. They noted “Snow and a wintry mix through this morning....
Alberta Clipper Delivers Ice and Snow to Great Lakes Region
Image: NOAA Aqua MODIS satellite imagery
The Great Lakes region was hit by a fast-moving weather system, called an Alberta clipper, delivering ice and snow at the onset of the...