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Boston ties snow record as 'bomb cyclone' batters eastern US
Jan 30, 2022 (AFP)
Major cities such as New York and Boston bore the brunt of the blizzard, which the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed had intensified into a "bomb cyclone...
New Delhi's homeless shiver through harsh cold snap
Jan 30, 2022 (AFP)
The sprawling megacity's 20 million inhabitants are accustomed to year-round weather extremes, from blistering summer heat to torrential downpours and thick, to...
Snow 'bomb' unleashes blizzard on eastern US
Jan 29, 2022 (AFP)
Major cities like New York and Boston bore the brunt of the blizzard, which the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed intensified Saturday into a "bomb cyclo...
Thousands of flights canceled as Eastern US braces for winter storm
Jan 29, 2022 (AFP)
Places in the North East, including New York and Boston, were expected to bear the brunt of the far-reaching system, which is also predicted to pummel the Mid-A...
NASA Planes Fly into Snowstorms to Study Snowfall
Jan 28, 2022 (SPX)
The team is tracking storms across the Midwest and Eastern United States in two NASA planes equipped with scientific instruments to help understand the inner wo...
Rare Mideast snow brings Jerusalem joy, misery for Syria refugees
Jan 27, 2022 (AFP)
The cold snap, which has already caused major disruption in Athens and Istanbul, saw heavy snowfall in areas better known for their summer heat. In the alleyway...
Istanbul permits first flights after snow pummels Mediterranean
Jan 25, 2022 (AFP)
Turkish officials ordered all private vehicles off the snow-clogged streets of Istanbul while the Greek military joined rescuers in trying to evacuate hundreds ...
Istanbul airport shuts as snow blankets southeast Europe
Jan 24, 2022 (AFP)
The closure of Istanbul Airport -- where the roof of one of the cargo terminals collapsed under the heavy snow, causing no injuries -- grounded flights stretchi...
Snow falls on Chinese capital as two-week Olympics countdown starts
Jan 20, 2022 (AFP)
Temperatures fell below minus nine degrees Celsius (15 degrees Fahrenheit) as commuters struggled to work Thursday morning, with snow dusting roads, buildings, ...
New simulations can improve avalanche forecasting
Jan 20, 2022 (SPX)
Currently, avalanche forecasts in Canada are made by experienced professionals who rely on data from local weather stations and on-the-ground observations from ...
Travel woes as winter storm blankets eastern US and Canada
Jan 18, 2022 (AFP)
The Canadian capital Ottawa, which was under a blizzard warning Monday, saw nearly 19 inches (48 centimeters) of snow, Environment Canada said. Ottawa paramedic...
Tourists question blizzard tragedy in scenic Pakistan town
Jan 09, 2022 (AFP)
"We didn't get any type of alert from society, from the government, from Google, from the news, from the weather," said 18-year-old Duaa Kashif Ali, a tourist f...
At least 21 die in vehicles trapped by Pakistan snowstorm
Jan 08, 2022 (AFP)
Police reported that at least eight people had frozen to death in their cars, while it was not immediately clear if others may have died from asphyxiation after...
'Bomb cyclone' blankets northeast US in snow
Jan 07, 2022 (AFP)
Meteorologists say the weather phenomenon is effectively a winter hurricane that occurs when air pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours, bringing heav...
Rare snow in Tokyo blankets shrines, cancels flights
Jan 06, 2022 (AFP)
Residents held umbrellas and pushed their bicycles as large snowflakes began to settle, with the Japan Meteorological Agency saying up to 10 centimetres (four i...
US snowstorm strands drivers for 24 hours or more
Jan 05, 2022 (AFP)
As families tried to return home from the long New Year weekend, I-95 in Virginia was dangerously icy, gas tanks were running low and for hours there was no hel...
Snow storm batters US east, piling onto holiday chaos
Jan 04, 2022 (AFP)
The storm packed an unexpectedly fierce punch and appeared to have caught much of the capital city off guard, temporarily stranding US President Joe Biden on Ai...
Drought-hit western US walloped by powerful winter storm
Dec 27, 2021 (AFP)
Three feet (one meter) of snow had fallen in 24 hours on parts of the Sierra Nevada range, taking December's total to a record-breaking 16 feet, and bolstering ...
Atmospheric rivers may hasten Australia's snow melt
Nov 22, 2021 (SPX)
Professor Hamish McGowan from The University of Queensland said research showed this phenomenon would likely drastically alter Australia's alpine wilderness. "A...
'Mountain Rain or Snow' seeks citizen scientists and winter storm reports
Nov 18, 2021 (SPX)
What's more, the computer models we use to predict weather and streamflow often struggle to predict whether rain or snow will fall when temperatures are right a...
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