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By Lisa Docena EBC Arizona Bureau (Eagle News) — In Flagstaff, Arizona, locals take pride in year-round mild weather. While most are accustomed to occasional snow storms, locals are not accustomed to the snow falls they’ve been receiving recently, which some have been referring to as the “Snowmaggedon.” Record-breaking levels of snow have blanketed most of northern Arizona from early Thursday morning into Saturday morning for parts of the state, including the greater Phoenix area […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — The polar vortex is here — tens of millions of people in the United States braced Tuesday for a deep arctic chill, which authorities say could be life-threatening. Sub-zero temperatures already blanketing parts of Canada were already sweeping across the US Midwest and towards the East Coast. The big chill in the Midwest came on the heels of a major storm that dumped up […]
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Three skiers and two snowshoe hikers have died as heavy snow and avalanches hit Austria, isolating several areas of the mountainous country, authorities said Monday. Two German skiers lost their lives in avalanches in the western region of Vorarlberg on Sunday, and a Slovenian died in the region of Salzburg, rescue services said. The bodies of two missing snowshoe hikers were discovered Monday as snow caused chaos in parts of the […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Geneva’s busy airport said it had to suspend all flights for a second consecutive day Friday, as snowstorms continued to lash the Swiss city. “Owing to weather conditions, Geneva airport is currently closed to air traffic, and will remain so until further notice,” the airport said on its website, urging passengers to contact airlines for information about their flights. Following days of blizzards, fresh snowfall began in Geneva on Friday morning […]
(Eagle News) – The World Health Organization warned that the wave of extremely cold weather now affecting Europe this week posed “health risks” as the number of deaths due to the deadly blizzards in the region rose to more than 55. A news release from WHO said that the temperatures are even “expected to plunge below average in western European Russia, central Europe, the Balkans and the Baltic States.” This means that the death […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Heavy snowfall and deadly blizzards lashed Europe Thursday, forcing airports to cancel or delay flights around the continent, as a deep freeze gripped countries from the far north to Mediterranean beaches in the south. The snowstorms, unusual for much of Europe at this time of year, left roads blocked, thousands of drivers stranded and schools shut, with weather agencies predicting the biting cold would continue in parts of the region at […]
by Katy Lee Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Fresh heavy snowfalls and icy blizzards were expected to lash Europe Thursday as the region shivers in a deadly deep-freeze that has gripped countries from the far north to the Mediterranean south. Schools are shut and weather agencies predict the brutal cold will continue as the death toll from the freezing snap rose to around 48 since last Friday, with icy conditions causing accidents and […]
LAS VEGAS (Eagle News ) — It didn’t stick on the ground but Las Vegas locals did enjoy about two minutes of snow recently in the Southwest part of the valley around 1:30 pm local time. There were also reports of sporadic snowing in the West Las Vegas and Summerlin areas, about 15 minutes north of the strip. Compared to those who are used to living in the snow and may not think it’s a […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Moscow authorities battled to clear streets and told children they could skip school, and scores of flights were delayed as the city was blanketed by its heaviest snowfall in 100 years. The city hall said that 44 centimeters (17 inches) of snow had fallen between Saturday and Monday morning, or 20 percent more than the average for the whole month. Up to 20 centimetres more was expected to fall on […]
