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6 Russians die in snowmobile plunge
Jan 05, 2013 (UPI)
Six Russian tourists were killed and two were injured in the Italian Alps when their rented snowmobile fell into a deep ravine, officials confirmed. The acciden...
Rescuers evacuate 1,200 skiers from Spain resort
Jan 03, 2013 (AFP)
Rescuers on Thursday evacuated the last of 1,200 skiers trapped by strong winds a day earlier on the slopes of a resort in the Spanish Pyrenees. Winds gusting u...
Jan. 1 snow cover set U.S. record
Jan 03, 2013 (UPI)
Snow coverage in the United States on New Year's Day was the most in 10 years with 67 percent of the 48 contiguous states covered by snow, meteorologists say. T...
NASA Sees the Major Midwestern Snowstorm in Infrared Light
Dec 28, 2012 (SPX)
NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing data on the powerful low pressure area that dropped more than a foot of snow. The AIRS infrared image was false-col...
Montreal hit by record snow dump
Dec 28, 2012 (AFP)
Residents of Montreal and other cities in Quebec province armed with shovels dug themselves out Friday after parts of Canada witnessed their heaviest snowfalls ...
Travel chaos as deadly storm hits northeast US
Dec 27, 2012 (AFP)
The US northeast was battered by heavy snow and strong winds Thursday as a mighty storm carved a violent arc across several states, killing more than a dozen pe...
Seven dead as US storm snarls post-Christmas travel
Dec 26, 2012 (AFP)
A massive winter storm system that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes on Christmas Day, killing at least seven people...
Russia's brutal early winter claims 123 lives
Dec 25, 2012 (AFP)
A bitter cold snap in Russia has claimed 123 lives in the past 10 days, an official said Tuesday, with the early freeze testing authorities in a country used to...
White Christmas for Moscow while south Europe sweats
Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)
From deadly cold in Russia, floods in Britain and balmy conditions that have residents in southwest France rummaging for their bathing suits, the weather has go...
Swiss train derails due to avalanche: rail operator
Dec 23, 2012 (AFP)
A train derailed in the Swiss Alps early Sunday when it rammed into mounds of snow from an avalanche blocking the tracks, the BLS rail company said, adding that...
Cold snap claims 88 lives in Russia
Dec 23, 2012 (AFP)
A deadly cold snap has claimed 88 lives across Russia, officials said Sunday, as Moscow authorities told schoolchildren they could stay home to avoid the frigid...
Blizzard leaves 100,000 without power in Canada
Dec 22, 2012 (AFP)
More than 100,000 homes and businesses were without power Saturday in Quebec after a powerful winter storm battered the French-speaking Canadian province, the l...
Nearly 200 killed in cold snap across Russia, eastern Europe
Dec 21, 2012 (AFP)
A vicious cold snap across Russia and eastern Europe has claimed nearly 200 lives, officials figures showed Friday, as forecasters warned it would last until Ch...
Deadly winter storm snarls US holiday travel
Dec 21, 2012 (AFP)
A deadly winter storm blanketed a huge swath of the United States Friday, grounding flights, turning highways into ice rinks and knocking out power to tens of t...
Major blizzard in US Midwest threatens holiday travel
Dec 20, 2012 (AFP)
A massive and deadly winter snowstorm blanketed the US Midwest on Thursday, grounding hundreds of planes and making roads and highways impassable as travelers g...
Toll rises to 37 dead in Ukraine cold: ministry
Dec 18, 2012 (AFP)
Nineteen people died of exposure in Ukraine in the last 24 hours amid temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit), bringing the toll t...
18 dead in Ukraine cold, three babies born on icy roads
Dec 17, 2012 (AFP)
Severe winter weather has claimed 18 lives in Ukraine since the start of the month and three babies were born in traffic jams on snow- and ice-snarled roads, au...
Kyrghyz capital without gas at 20 below zero
Dec 16, 2012 (AFP)
Residents of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek have no gas to heat their homes amid arctic temperatures, authorities said Sunday. Some districts also lack electric pow...
How cold will a winter be in two years
Dec 14, 2012 (SPX)
How well are the most important climate models able to predict the weather conditions for the coming year or even the next decade? The Potsdam scientists Dr. Do...
Freezing fog grounds British flights
Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)
Severe fog has forced the cancellation of dozens of flights scheduled to take-off and land at Britain's airports on Wednesday with more disruption expected late...
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