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Unusual winter records for September in Spain - up to half a meter of snow

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Thu, 01 Oct 2020 09:46 UTC
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That's winter, as in WINTER.

Up to half a meter of snow in high altitudes, while the meteorological station of Cogulla, in Cerler registered the minimum for the country on Sunday with -5.9 degrees.

The Cogulla meteorological station, located in Cerler, at 2,300 meters, registered the minimum in the country on Sunday at -5.9 degrees.

Torla was the second coldest with -1.9 (in Cebollar, at 1,900 m) and Panticosa, the third, with -1.1 (in Petrosos, at 1,850). Among the top ten places, the 2 degrees of Benabarre also stand out, as this station is located in a population center.


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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: The truth about the next ten years


Adapt 2030
Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:17 UTC
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There are now 15 of the top astrophysics and scientists across the globe stating that a new Grand Solar Minimum will completely envelop our planet by 2030. The shift for our societies will be tremendous as the Sun heading to Solar Max registered 32 days in a row with no sunspots. Europe record early deep snow along with Ireland with the coldest September temperatures ever recorded.


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Italy's coldest September in 50 years


Wanted in Milan
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:27 UTC
September snow falls near Rome
September snow falls near Rome
Temperatures plunge suddenly as Italy battered by torrential rain.

Italy's incessant rain and sudden drop in temperature in recent days have resulted in the country's coldest September for 50 years, reports Italian media.

Over the weekend, temperatures in Italy plunged by between 10 and 15 degrees, leading to snow falls much earlier than usual.

The spell of bad weather, triggered by a belt of cold air from northern Europe, has been particularly intense in Milan and Turin which recorded 5°C and 4°C degrees respectively on the night of Sunday 27 September.
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Mount Buller hit by 16 inches of spring snow in Victorian Alps, Australia

Mikaela Ortolan, Matt Dowling
abc.net.au
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:12 UTC
Mount Buller resort
© Mount BullerMount Buller resort
It's the middle of spring, but Victorian Alps have turned into a wintry wonderland following the cold blast that swept through most of the state at the weekend.

Mount Buller recorded more than 40 centimetres of fresh snow, one of its largest snowfalls of the season.

Mount Buller resort's Rhylla Morgan said it was a real taste of winter.

"It went from spring back to winter very quickly," Ms Morgan said.

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Beartooth Highway closed due to 3-4 foot snow drifts in Wyoming

Brendan LaChance
Oil City News
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:55 UTC
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© WYDOT Public Relations Specialist Cody Beers
Wyoming Department of Transportation Public Relations Specialist Cody Beers said on Monday, Sept. 28 that a portion of Beartooth Highway has been closed.

He noted there are 3-4 foot snow drifts at the summit of the pass.

"Beartooth Highway (US212) will remain closed until further notice from the Long Lake barricade on the Wyoming side of the Wyoming/Montana border to the MT/WY state line," Beers said.

Beers said that the National Parks Service is monitoring the road.

"It may be reopened if the winter weather moderates," he added.
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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: This is what happens when global growing seasons shorten


Adapt 2030
Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:44 UTC
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Indian Farmers told to deal directly with multi-national companies to sell food, Europe orders Romania to give crops to the collective. Record cold and out of season events in both hemispheres as all signs point to 2021 as the roll over year for global food production in the Grand Solar Minimum.


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Comment: For more information, images and videos, see: Early snow in the northern hemisphere, late in the southern

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Last weekend of September brings early snow on Romania's mountain road Transalpina

Irina Marica
Romania Insider
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:06 UTC
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Those driving on Romania's high-altitude road Transalpina last weekend had first seats to a preview of the upcoming winter season.

The temperature dropped to 1 degree Celsius on Transalpina on Saturday afternoon, and the rain turned into sleet and even snow in some places, local Stirileprotv.ro reported. Fortunately, the thin layer of snow that covered the road did not cause problems for drivers, even if the cars were not equipped for the winter.

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6,000 sheep trapped by early snow in French Alps - snowdrifts 2 meters deep


Yahoo! News
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:29 UTC
6.000 sheep and ewes, about a hundred cows, divided into five flocks are trapped in the snow
6.000 sheep and ewes, about a hundred cows, divided into five flocks are trapped in the snow
Thousands of sheep have been trapped in the Col du Gandon in the Savoie in the south-east France at 2,000m altitude after heavy snowfalls on Friday night took shepherds by surprise. Locals managed to get emergency food supplies to the flocks on Sunday.

The 6,000 sheep and some 100 cattle got stuck in the Col du Gandon mountain pass along with their shepherds on the night of Friday 25 September after an early flurry of snow coupled with icy winds created snowdrifts of up to two metres high.

On Sunday the local town hall in Saint-Colomban-des Villards set up a crisis centre and launched an operation to feed the animals.
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Spring storm brings snow to New Zealand's beaches and travel chaos - 'significant weather event'

Eleanor Ainge Roy
The Guardian
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:48 UTC
Heavy snow in Queenstown, New Zealand.
© James Allan/New Zealand HeraldHeavy snow in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Temperatures in parts of the country feel minus 20 as 'significant weather event' hits

A spring weather bomb has battered New Zealand, closing roads, dumping snow on beaches and causing dozens of flight cancellations.

The country's Met service described the storm as "the worst of the season" and said it was the result of a low-pressure system moving up the country from Antarctica. The system was "very unusual in how widespread the severe weather is" and was a significant weather event, a release from the service said.

The National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research said parts of the South Island could feel as cold as -20C on Monday and Tuesday.

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Coldest Northern Hemisphere temperature, first recorded by UW in 1991, now officially confirmed


EurekaAlert
Sun, 27 Sep 2020 18:43 UTC
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© Associated PressA boat steers slowly through floating ice, and around icebergs, all shed from the Greenland ice sheet, outside Ilulissat, Greenland
Experts have verified a 29-year-old weather reading from Greenland which sets a new record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere.

An automated weather station positioned more than 10,000 ft above sea level and atop the Greenland ice sheet took the measurement on 22 December 1991. The temperature sunk as low as -69.6°C (-93.3°F) at the site, located in a frigid place called Klinck, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says.

The temperature sunk as low as -69.6°C (-93.3°F) at an automated weather system, located in a frigid place called Klinck atop the Greenland ice sheet

Comment: More from EurekaAlert:
According to Weidner, this cold temperature was the result of several atmospheric conditions converging in a specific way.

The Klinck field site, where the coldest temperature was measured, is located in the middle of Greenland at an elevation of 10,170 feet (3,100 meters). Extreme cold air temperatures can occur when there is little wind to disturb an area, accompanied by clear skies.

In this case, the elevation and a splitting of the jet stream -- which usually flows over the Greenland ice sheet -- created a dead zone, allowing the already cold region to continue losing heat from the Earth. Similar conditions occur over Canada and result in the famed (or infamous) "polar vortex," which produces extreme cold that reaches the U.S.


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