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Snow in May surprises drivers in Smolyan, Bulgaria

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Snow in May surprised the drivers in Smolyan area this morning, after falling into the Pamporovo area and the Preval Pass last night.

In minutes, the road plans are blooming, according to the District Road Administration, the snow cover is about 2-3 cm in the different regions.

The temperatures in the area during the day ranged from 4 to 12 degrees, which also contributed to the rapid melting of snow on the road.

"The roads in the area are wet but there are no signs of trouble. There is snow on both passes, but it is on the sides of the roadways, "they added from the District Road Administration.

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Five ski areas open in Colorado for start of May as snow keeps falling - a foot in 72 hours

Winter Park
Winter Park, Colorado
Five ski areas are to open this weekend in Colorado, believed to be the most to open into May for some years.

It has also been snowing hard on higher slopes in the state with Breckenridge and Winter Park (pictured) resorts both reporting 30cm (a foot) of fresh snow in the past 72 hours and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area 40cm (10cm of that in the past 24 hours) and finally Loveland Ski Area over 50cm.


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Over 5 inches of snow in parts of Michigan on first day of May

May Snow in Upper Michigan
May snow in Upper Michigan
Folks in Michigan may have been shocked to wake up on the first day of May to see a blanket of snow outside their windows. Areas in the upper tier of Michigan, around Lake Superior, received several inches of snow on Wednesday.

The May 1 snowfall received mixed reactions from social media users. While many users expressed disappointment, a select few expressed excitement about the latest snowfall.


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More than 60cm (2ft) of fresh snow predicted to hit Italy

Fresh snow in Italy
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"Yesterday and today snow came back on the northeastern mountains of Italy," says Dr Poletto.

"This is a photo taken this morning by Massimo, a friend of mine, living near Pordenone
Fresh snow in Italy
"While we had a dry winter it seems spring will be particularly wet and cold. Global warming seems to be less and less convincing..."

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Snow blankets Utah following spring storms on the first day of May

Mount Superior
Mount Superior
Spring snowshowers swept across parts of Utah, on May 1, prompting multiple warnings from the National Weather Service for sub-freezing temperatures and flooding from snow melt later in the week.


Credit: Andy Hyer via Storyful

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National Park covered in snow as spring storm hits Newfoundland

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File photo of Gros Morne
A spring storm left Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland covered in snow on May 1.

Andre Beyzaei, who captured this footage, told Storyful it's not common to see this amount of snow around western Newfoundland at this time of year. "We usually see something like this in January or February," he said.

Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning on Wednesday for the Rocky Harbour area due to the continued snowfall.


Credit: Andre Beyzaei via Storyful

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Upcoming food shortages blamed on farmers & fishermen

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Bankruptcies slamming American dairy and grain farmers which has a feedback loop of banks less willing to lend because of risk, so less land is planted because of lack of financing. Kenyan and Ugandan fishermen square off over Lake Victoria fish, a look food usage globally and the Galactic Cross.


Comment: Erratic seasons and extreme weather devastating crops around the world

Crop and cattle losses are on the rise everywhere, whether it is due to extensive drought, massive hail, epic flooding, huge dust storms, unexpected frosts, and even epidemics. See also:


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Spring season snowstorm dumps heavy snow across Rockies - 29 inches in Montana

Springtime snow on the Front Range in Windsor, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 30.
© Becky DePodwinSpringtime snow on the Front Range in Windsor, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 30.
High snowfall totals have been recorded in the Rockies as a late-season storm moves through the region, sparking travel advisories and warnings.

The region is no stranger to late-season snow events.

"It's fairly common to get snow this late in the season for parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.

Denver has had measurable snowfall after April 20 in 2016, 2017, 2018 and now in 2019, too," AccuWeather Meteorologist Steve Travis said.

In Denver, the average day for the last snow is April 27, but there has been measurable snow in the area as late as June 1.

Heavy snowfall totals have accumulated over the previous three days with the highest totals recorded in Montana. As of Tuesday morning, 29 inches of snow were recorded in Highwood, Montana, and 18 inches were recorded in Monarch, Montana, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).


Comment: At the same time: Parts of Minnesota dunked on with up to 15 inches of spring snow


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Parts of Minnesota dunked on with up to 15 inches of spring snow

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It's not like it's almost May or anything...

It's the last day of April and we're literally writing a story about how much snow fell in parts of Minnesota on Monday.

"Hello again winter!" said Visit Cook County MN in a Facebook post. "We woke up to a few fresh inches of snow this morning in the northwoods. Of course, it won't last long but the dramatic transformation from the spring time brown to monotone white is rather beautiful."


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Weekend snowstorm closes highways in Alberta and Saskatchewan - drifts of over 2 feet

Weekend snowstorm closes highways in Alberta
Weekend snowstorm closes highways
Snow-covered highways in southern Alberta reopened Sunday as stuck or smashed vehicles were removed, but snowfall advisories and even a blizzard warning remained in effect in some areas as the storm tracked into Saskatchewan.

Environment Canada says a strong low-pressure system brought heavy snow and strong winds to much of central and southern Alberta on Saturday into Sunday morning.

It says the system even produced a few short-lived severe thunderstorms in the southeast corner of Alberta before blizzard conditions descended on the area Saturday evening.

The Trans-Canada Highway east of Calgary was closed in both directions on Saturday, while police said travel was restricted on the highway west of the city as crews responded to a crash involving four semis and 11 other vehicles. No serious injuries were reported.