"We made last call, and suddenly Old Man Winter decided to stop sipping pina coladas on the beach and get to the mountain!," read Saturday morning's giddy snow report from Belleayre Mountain at Ulster County's elevated northwest corner. "It wouldn't be a Belleayre Closing Weekend without some fresh snow, and a twelve-inch dumping of fresh 'Catskill Concrete' is already sitting at the top of the mountain with flakes still floating down.
It got packed down at various times through the night by our gang o' groomers on 27 trails, with two lifts getting prepared to get you on top of it!"
Season passes at the state-owned facility for the 2025-2026 ski season are now available. They increase in cost at the end of April.
People walk along the cherry blossom road in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul, on April 13.
Spring took a strange turn in Seoul on Saturday when the first mid-April snow since 1907 fell on the city, turning a day of cherry blossoms into one of icy roads.
The weather turned sharply, as daytime temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) turned to cold, strong winds, hail and icy roads within hours starting Saturday night.
Songwol-dong of Jongno District, central Seoul, saw accumulated snow of up to 0.6 centimeters (0.24 inches) between Saturday night and Sunday morning, marking the second-largest snowfall recorded in April after the 2.3 centimeters logged on April 6, 1931.
Suwon, Gyeonggi, also saw its first mid-April snow on Saturday since the city's weather observations began there in 1964.
Sunday's lowest temperatures ranged from 0.1 to 6.7 degrees Celsius nationwide in stark contrast to the 14.3 to 24.7 degrees Celsius logged the day before.
The Government of the Canary Islands has declared a state of emergency in Lanzarote following intense and locally severe rainfall that caused significant flooding across the island on Saturday.
This marks the first activation of the island-wide emergency under the Special Civil Protection and Emergency Response Plan for Flood Risk (PEINCA) in Lanzarote.
The worst affected areas include the municipalities of Arrecife, Teguise, and San Bartolomé. Between 2:00pm and 4:00pm alone, the 112 emergency services recorded around 150 weather-related incidents. Most were linked to flooding in homes and garages, along with road disruptions caused by water accumulation.
In response, emergency resources from both municipal and island levels were mobilised and coordinated through CECOES 112, the Canary Islands Emergency and Security Coordination Centre. The General Directorate of Emergencies has issued a public reminder advising against parking or driving in ravines, as sudden water flow poses a serious risk of flash flooding.
A deceased 25-foot grey whale washed ashore near the Huntington Beach Pier on Friday.
A 25-foot grey whale was found dead near Huntington Beach Pier, prompting an investigation. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center is conducting a necropsy to determine the cause of death. The adult female whale, weighing 60,000 pounds, has been cordoned off.
A 25-foot grey whale was found dead on the sand near Tower 7 at Huntington City Beach on Friday, drawing the attention of beachgoers and prompting an investigation into its cause of death. Grey whales are known for their extensive migrations along the Pacific Coast.
The adult female whale, weighing approximately 60,000 pounds, which is typical for the species, has been cordoned off by Huntington Beach Marine Safety while officials decide on the next steps. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC) from Laguna Beach responded on Saturday morning and initiated a necropsy to determine the cause of death, according to PMMC CEO Glenn Gray.
The Huntington Beach Fire Department remained on-site Saturday, while city spokesperson Jennifer Carey confirmed that the whale would be buried on Sunday after receiving approval from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and PMMC.
Heavy rain, hailstorm and snowfall wreaked havoc in the high-altitude areas of the Dhauladhar hills on Friday evening. Reports confirmed that lightning struck a shepherds' camp near Manai, 20 km north of Baijnath, resulting in the death of around 100 sheep and goats. Fortunately, no human casualties have been reported. Four shepherds, who had taken shelter under a tree, narrowly escaped by jumping down the hillside.
Trilok Kapoor, former Chairman of the State Wool Federation and a leader of the Gaddi community, informed the media that the shepherds had sought cover in the dense forest due to the intense weather. The sudden lightning strike caused heavy loss of livestock, dealing a major blow to the Gaddi community.
In response to the tragedy, the Kangra administration dispatched a rescue team to the site. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed deep sorrow over the incident. He directed Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hem Raj Bairwa to oversee rescue operations and ensure immediate relief to the affected shepherds.
The Chief Minister also instructed the Animal Husbandry Department to assess the livestock loss. Compensation will be provided according to the Himachal Pradesh Natural Calamities Relief Manual once the damage report is received.
As many as 11 buffaloes reportedly died after being struck by lightning in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district in the wee hours of Sunday.
According to information, the incident occurred in Dhekua village of Shivpuri around 2 am, when the 11 buffaloes of a farmer were in the cowshed.
The lightning struck during heavy rain and storm in several parts of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Due to heavy rain and storm in the district, a tree also fell on a mud house of Captain Singh Yadav in Manjari village of Badarwas tehsil.
Alina Kvitko nikvesti.com Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:23 UTC
Friday 11 April in Mykolaiv began with snow, traffic jams formed on the roads, and tree branches were broken in some yards. In some settlements of the region, there were problems with power supply, and some roads were blocked.
This weather looks unusual for April — a week ago, Mykolaiv residents were taking pictures of apricot blossoms, and now they are putting on their winter jackets again. See what Mykolaiv looked like in the morning after the spring snow in this photo report NikVesti.
Utilities started cleaning up in the morning. The city council reported that the main focus is now on eliminating the consequences of the shelling, but the roads are also being treated with anti-icing agents.
A crashed tractor-trailer truck in Auburn, Massachusetts, on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Many Massachusetts residents woke up to a fresh coat of snow Saturday morning, with some communities preparing to clear away up to 9 inches.
In Lancaster, 7NEWS measured 5 inches of heavy snow had already fallen around 9 a.m. and dangerous driving conditions as road crews worked to clear Route 2 for motorists.
Other communities in northern Worcester County had tallied 9 inches of snow before the storm moved out.
A powerful cold front persisted in battering north China on Saturday, unleashing gale-force winds across the northern regions and bringing heavy rain and snow to the northeast.
On Friday, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued five alerts for gales, sandstorms, torrential rains, blizzards, and severe convective weather. On Saturday, it renewed orange alerts for gales and blizzards, along with blue alerts for sandstorms and severe convective weather.
The NMC issued a yellow alert for blizzards as heavy snowfall continues to affect parts of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northeastern regions over the weekend.
Areas in Inner Mongolia and the three northeastern provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang are expected to experience heavy snowfall and blizzards, with some parts of eastern Inner Mongolia and southeastern Jilin likely to see severe blizzards.
At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in Africa's oldest national park, its director has said.
Photos shared by the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo show the motionless animals floating along the Ishasha River. Park officials say they first started appearing last week.
The exact cause of the poisoning is unknown but tests have confirmed the presence of anthrax.
Park director Emmanuel de Merode said work was under way to recover the animals and bury them to prevent further spread, but it was difficult because there were no excavators.
"It's difficult due to lack of access and logistics," he told Reuters news agency.
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