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Turkey greenhouses collapse due to snowfall

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:52 UTC
turkey strawberry greenhouses
13,000 acres of strawberry production are greatly damaged. "This must be the greenhouse effect," says reader. Explaining that the greenhouses had collapsed due to snowfall, İnegöl Chamber of Agriculture President Sezai Çelik said that ​​13 thousand acres of strawberry production was damaged to a great extent.

Strawberries - the fruit called "red gold" - are one of the most important agricultural products of İnegöl, a city in the Bursa Province in Turkey.Sezai Çelik said: "The great majority of the subalterns were damaged and it was not expected to be such a snowfall on April 23."

Farmers worry that after the snowfall may come freezing, which will cause even greater damage. With 190 thousand acres of fruit in the field, we do not want to even think about it, said Celik. Ali Soldildi, a strawberry farmer, said "there is a serious damage to the products because of the untimely falling snow on April 23." Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link.

"This must be the greenhouse effect," says Argiris. "Heavy snowfall causes the collapse of the greenhouses."
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Snowflake Cold

Snow across Wales as Arctic winds sweep across the country

Thomas Deacon
Wales Online
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:17 UTC
Snow in Bala on Tuesday morning
© Gareth Lloyd RobertsSnow in Bala on Tuesday morning
Even though it's almost May - heavy snow has fallen across large parts of Wales as a bitter northerly wind hits the country.

From Llanelli to Powys and Bala to Snowdonia , people woke up to a heavy coating of snow on Tuesday morning.

Snow was expected for parts of the country after the Met Office said on Monday that the UK is set to see a change to colder weather with chilly and frosty days.
snow in wales this morning! Its freeeeeezing!!pic.twitter.com/bqHJhiPtud

— Lou (@LouJenksy) April 25, 2017
The icy weather has been brought in by an Arctic maritime airmass spreading southwards across the UK.
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Snowflake

13 cm of snowfall as late-season storm hits Regina, Saskatchewan


cbc.ca
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:08 UTC
A late-season snowfall was causing issues on the roads in Regina Monday morning.
© Kevin O'Connor/CBCA late-season snowfall was causing issues on the roads in Regina Monday morning.
People in the Regina area are digging themselves out after an unusual late-season snowstorm.

On Sunday night and Monday morning, around 13 centimetres of snow fell on the city.

According to Environment Canada, a large ridge of arctic high pressure combined with a weather system from Montana to create the lower-than-usual temperatures.

"It was quite a significant snowfall for this time of year," said meteorologist Terri Lang.

I am so going to kick the groundhog's ass #yqr #wtf #snow
— @YQRGopher

The snow covered many highways in the area, leading Highway Hotline to issue Travel Not Recommended advisories from Swift Current to Regina, and north to Davidson.

The snowstorm was also felt in other parts of the province. An area stretching from Prince Albert to Emma and Christopher Lakes received around 10 centimetres of snow.
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Snowflake Cold

April showers? Southern Manitoba hit with snowfall instead

Taline McPhedran
ctvnews.ca
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:58 UTC
Bert Toews cleans the windshield of his car in Winnipeg, Man.
© CTV WinnipegBert Toews cleans the windshield of his car in Winnipeg, Man.
People in southern Manitoba might have been expecting April showers, but in the last day they've seen snow instead.

Up to 25 centimetres of snow could cover parts of Manitoba, including Winnipeg, according to Environment Canada.

The late April snow isn't all that unusual for the region. Winnipeg saw about 22 centimetres of snow in May 2002 and 29 centimetres in May 2004. The white stuff was also seen falling around the city in May 2013, 2014 and 2015.

According to Gary Gerbrandt, owner of Dymamic Auto Services, the snowfall saw six customers cancel their appointments to have their snow tires removed at his auto shop. Manitoba Public Insurance requires studded snow tires to be removed by April 30.

"If you don't feel comfortable driving, just wait," Gerbrandt told CTV Winnipeg. "That's all, no set time."

Another Winnipeg driver, Lucy Pankiw, wasn't fazed by the snow with her all-season tires and drove out to get groceries despite the slushy roads and poor visibility.
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Snowflake Cold

April snowfall hits parts of Ireland as temperatures set to plummet to -2C

Nathan Hanna and Cormac O'Shea
Irish Mirror
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:45 UTC
Mountaineer Sean Hennessy and spring snow fall on the summit of Cnoc an Chuillin on the McGillycuddy Reeks Killarney (stock)
© Valerie O'SullivanMountaineer Sean Hennessy and spring snow fall on the summit of Cnoc an Chuillin on the McGillycuddy Reeks Killarney (stock)
Parts of Ireland have been hit by snow this afternoon.

People have been taking to Twitter to share their disbelief as the white stuff falls in April.

Amy Canning posted on Twitter: "It's forecast rain, hail and snow for this week. Only in Ireland would that happen and it almost summer."

The forecast for today was a fair 7C and was set to be windy and partly cloudy but it seems snow has hit Co Antrim.

Arctic weather will strike Ireland bringing in freezing temperatures as well as frost and even some snow overnight.

Monday will be a nice mild day for the most part before the cold moves in overnight and stays around for the next couple of days.
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Snowflake Cold

Sleet and snowfall hits Scotland as temperatures plunge

Dan Vevers
Stv News
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:36 UTC
Yellow warnings are in place as a cold snap is expected to hit the country
Yellow warnings are in place as a cold snap is expected to hit the country
Parts of the country have been hit by heavy sleet and snow showers on Monday amid sub-zero temperatures.

The far north of Scotland is the most affected, with temperatures in some areas of the Highlands possibly falling as low as -6C in the early hours of Tuesday.

While likely to thaw quickly, snow showers accompanied by a strong and gusty wind over the course of Monday could create blizzard-like conditions at higher levels.

Overnight into Tuesday, some areas could be hit by 2cm to 5cm of snow, while wintry showers will remain frequent and heavy in the Highlands throughout the day.

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Snowflake Cold

Record snow and cold across Europe with another Arctic front on the way

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 07:37 UTC
Paraffin fire pots protecting the vines in Switzerland
© Arnd Wiegmann/ReutersParaffin fire pots protecting the vines against sub-zero temperatures at a vineyard in Switzerland.
Record snow and cold rip across Europe for the third time in three weeks. Another Arctic front is on the way next week as well which will have devastating effects on crops already in the fields. This front will create massive electrical storms in North Africa and Middle East of the likes rarely seen. Record cols in Switzerland & Italy. Record snows across Turkey, Italy, Austria with six feet, Poland over three feet and Norway police asking drivers to stay off the roads from so much snow.

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Ice Cube

Antarctica is melting faster than originally thought, new study finds


Sputnik International
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 03:03 UTC
Nansen Ice Shelf waterfall
© WONG SANG LEE/KOREA POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE VIA EARTH INSTITUTE/YOUTUBESeen from an aircraft, a 400-foot-wide waterfall drains off the Nansen Ice Shelf into the ocean.
Researchers at Columbia University's Earth Institute have discovered that the melting of the Antarctic ice is happening at a much faster rate than previously believed.

The researchers, who published in the journal Nature, found enormous amounts of meltwater in places where they didn't expect it, including a 400-foot-wide waterfall on the Nansen ice shelf.

Previously, meltwater was believed to have been confined to the northernmost reaches of Antarctica, the parts that are warming the fastest. The extensiveness of the ice melting could cause sea levels to raise much faster than previously projected, particularly as they increase the likelihood of chunks of the ice shelf breaking off entirely.

"This is not in the future - this is widespread now, and has been for decades," said lead author Jonathan Kingslake, a glaciologist at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. "I think most polar scientists have considered water moving across the surface of Antarctica to be extremely rare. But we found a lot of it, over very large areas."


Comment: Scientists have also discovered a large crack on the Larsen C ice shelf and thousands of blue lakes of melt water have formed on the surface of Antarctica's glaciers over the past decade. Yet a recent study indicates that the Antarctic peninsula has actually been cooling not warming. See also:

Antarctica, is it melting or not? Man-made global warming can't explain this climate paradox

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The 'March to Silence' - Shots fired at building housing leading climate skeptic scientists

Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.
Roy Spencer Blog
Mon, 24 Apr 2017 19:09 UTC
NSSTC
© Image via Google Maps Street ViewNational Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) building.
A total of seven shots were fired into our National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) building here at UAH over the weekend.

All bullets hit the 4th floor, which is where John Christy's office is (my office is in another part of the building).

Given that this was Earth Day weekend, with a March for Science passing right past our building on Saturday afternoon, I think this is more than coincidence. When some people cannot argue facts, they resort to violence to get their way. It doesn't matter that we don't "deny global warming"; the fact we disagree with its seriousness and the level of human involvement in warming is enough to send some radicals into a tizzy.

Our street is fairly quiet, so I doubt the shots were fired during Saturday's march here. It was probably late night Saturday or Sunday for the shooter to have a chance of being unnoticed.

Maybe the "March For Science" should have been called the "March To Silence".

Campus and city police say they believe the shots were fired from a passing car, based upon the angle of entry into one of the offices. Shell casings were recovered outside. The closest distance a passing car would have been is 70 yards away.

This is a developing story. I have no other details.
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Snowflake

Two meters of new snow in Austrian Alps, most ever in second half of April

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Sat, 22 Apr 2017 15:30 UTC
Austrian snow
© Foto Kuss
Record snowfall. The most snow EVER in the second half of April.

Severe winter weather led to chaos on Austrian roads, power failures, and panic among wine growers on Wednesday evening and Thursday. In the east of Austria came record snow. In the mountains there was as much snow as never before in the second half of April.

According to the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), Lunz am See recorded 86 cm (almost 3 ft) of snow on Thursday. The west was partly covered in deep snow, but far from a record.

Up to 2 meters (6′-6″) of fresh snow (!) fell in the Lower Austrian Alps, mostly in the Ybbstaler and Türnitzer Alps. The avalanche danger is extremely high, warned the avalanche warning service of the country.

Also in Upper Austria there have been up to 150 cm (5 ft) of fresh snow - mostly in the Totengebirge, the Ennstal Alps and the Upper Austrian pre-Alps.

In the Styria region between the mountains of Gesäuse and Hochschwab, fresh snow fell to almost 2 meters. In the east, avalanche warning level 4 of the five-part scale applies.
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