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Pakistan faces unusually long winter, more snow expected


geo.tv
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:38 UTC
alakand, Hazara, Murree, Gilgit-Baltistan
© APPalakand, Hazara, Murree, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) and Kashmir divisions have received 22.5 inches of snow so far.
With an unusually long winter facing Pakistan this year, chief meteorologist of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Khalid Malik on Wednesday said Malakand, Hazara, Murree, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) and Kashmir divisions have received 22.5 inches of snow so far.

In an interview with BBC Urdu, Malik said, "This winter, 50 per cent more snow has been recorded as compared to the previous years. By the end of the winter in March, as much as 50 inches of snow would have fallen."

He added, "More than 25 to 30 per cent rain has been recorded this winter in various parts of the country, due to which the Tarbela and Mangla dams level are also more than normal."


Comment: See related reports: Pakistan receives record snowfall in winter - heaviest in 48 years

Heavy snowfall in Galyat, Pakistan breaks 35-year record - over 12 feet in 20 days

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Blanket of snow covers many parts of Greece

Tasos Kokkinidis
Greek Reporter
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:20 UTC
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Many parts of central and northern Greece lie covered in a blanket of snow on Wednesday as a new cold front holds the entire country in its frigid grasp.

In view of the inclement weather, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection (GSCP) issued a warning, informing all pertinent state services, regions and municipalities in the country to be prepared to deal with any problems caused by the severe weather.

Heavy snowfall has hit regions of the mainland and Evia, as well as in the mountains of Crete, the lowlands of Macedonia and Thrace, and the northern Aegean islands.

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Snoqualmie ski resort in Washington after 4-foot snow dump in 48 hours: 'We may have gotten too much'

Scott Sistek
komonews.com
Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:40 UTC
Snoqualmie ski resort after 4-foot snow dump
Snoqualmie ski resort after 4-foot snow dump
You know a whole bunch of snow has fallen when even the ski resorts say it might have been a little excessive.

Between the Snoqualmie Summit resort measurements and WSDOT measurements along nearby I-90, about 48-53 inches of snow fell over a 48 hour period into Tuesday morning.

"We haven't seen this much snow, in this short of a period, in several years," Snoqualmie Summit officials wrote on Twitter. "The snow isn't letting up and I-90 is still closed."

"It feels wrong to say it, but we may have gotten too much snow."

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Floods, fire and drought: Australia bearing the brunt of rise in extreme weather

Adam Morton
Guardian
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 21:09 UTC
australia flood
© Dan Peled/EPAResidents wade through floodwaters in the suburb of Hermit Park in Townsville this week.
Amid record temperatures, severe flooding and devastation of wilderness, the political message from the government is business as usual

The people of Townsville know about heavy rain, but this was new. Over the past fortnight, the northern Queensland city's 180,000 residents have been hit by a monsoon strengthened by a low-pressure front that dragged moist air south from the equator to Australia's top end.

It dumped an unprecedented 1.4 metres of rain in less than two weeks - roughly double what falls on London in a year.

The ensuing chaos has wrecked homes and caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to property. Two men have drowned and videos posted to social media have shown crocodiles climbing trees and taking to elevated highways in search of shelter.

But amid the deluge, not everyone heeded the evacuation advice.

Comment: See also: And check out SOTT radio's: Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?

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Lake Tahoe weather: Season snow totals near 400 inches


Northern Nevada Business View
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:34 UTC
A man removes snow from his car after a winter storm this February.
© Bill RozakA man removes snow from his car after a winter storm this February.
A winter storm dumped over 3 feet of snow at some Lake Tahoe ski resorts in a 24-hour span this weekend, according to reports published Sunday morning, Feb. 10, from regional ski resorts.

The impressive numbers follow a light dusting Friday night and early Saturday morning, putting season snow totals at impressive levels heading into President's Day this weekend.

According to Squaw Valley's snowfall tracker, the resort has recorded 393 inches of snow at upper mountain (8,000 feet), with 242 inches reported at its 6,200-feet base, as of Sunday morning.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Global warming = All time record cold


Adapt 2030
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:15 UTC
Global warming boiling frog
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
New articles out trying to explain away the recent record cold in N. America and record snow in Europe. I break down how the article forgets to include discussions of Earths weakening magnetic field, polar wander or solar activity as a reason jet streams are wandering into the wrong locations across the globe and with it extreme weather. The only reason I bring it up is that it is a cycle and irregular harvests mean global food instability.


Comment: 'Experts' attribute EVERY kind of weather to 'global warming' in attempts to validate it

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Heavy snowfall across the Alps again - nearly 2 feet in 24 hours

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:15 UTC
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The latest heavy snowfall is impacting ski areas across the Alps with skiers and boarders waking up to deep fresh snow outside.

More than 150 ski areas have reported 20cm+ accumulations in the past 24 hours with some as much as 56cm (almost two feet) overnight.

Switzerland has reported the biggest accumulations so far with several resorts in the Bernese Oberland, Valais and Central Switzerland reporting more than 50cm of snow since Sunday.


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First time snow falls at Hawai'i State Park


Big Island Now
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:19 UTC
Snow covered Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area on Maui over the weekend
© Evan MazingoSnow covered Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area on Maui over the weekend
The Hawai'i DLNR Division of State Parks reports that for perhaps the first time ever, snow has fallen in a Hawai'i State Park on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019.

Polipoli State Park on Maui is blanketed with snow. It could also be the lowest elevation snow ever recorded in the state.Polipoli is at 6200 feet elevation.

Personnel from numerous DLNR Divisions continue monitoring the impacts of the major winter storm bearing down on Hawai'i.

DLNR Chair Suzanne Case and Sam Lemmo administrator of the DLNR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands spent the day on Oahu's north shore where there is particular concern about coastal erosion and wave inundation. They watched as the height of coastal waves steadily increased across the day. Case said, "The conditions are impressive but extremely dangerous. We don't know yet the extent of sand loss on north-facing beaches."

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Winterstorm dumps up to 42 inches of snow in 24 hours at Lake Tahoe ski resorts


Tahoe Daily Tribune
Sun, 10 Feb 2019 19:23 UTC
Tahoe
© John Andrechak
A winter storm dumped over 3 feet of snow at some Lake Tahoe ski resorts in 24 hours.

The impressive numbers follow a light dusting Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Here are some snow totals from ski resorts on Lake Tahoe's South Shore and the Incline Village area as of Sunday morning:

Kirkwood Mountain Resort reports 31 inches in 24 hours and a storm total of 35 inches.


Comment: This is the latest in a series of storms to hit the region and dump prodigious amounts of snow since the turn of the year. Here are some of the reports of these events starting with earliest first: Weekend storms deliver 3 feet of snow to Lake Tahoe ski resorts

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Storms bring 4 feet of snow in 48 hours to Sierra Nevada resorts

Lake Tahoe ski resorts receive 1 ½ feet of snow in 24 hours - just days after storms dumped 4 feet in 48 hours

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Sierra blizzard drops so much snow that some ski resorts close - 9 feet at June Mountain, California

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Heavy snowfall in Galyat, Pakistan breaks 35-year record - over 12 feet in 20 days


Pakistan Today
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 13:32 UTC
Heavy snowfall in Galyat breaks 35 years old record
Heavy snowfall in Galyat breaks 35 years old record
Heavy snowfall on Saturday broke a 35-year record in Galyat as more than 12 feet snowfall was recorded during 20 days of the current winter season.

The heavy snowfall has not only limited tourist movements but also trapped hundreds of thousands of natives in their houses as main Murree road, Ayubia, Khanuspur, Nathiagali and dozens of other link roads are blocked by snow and landslides.

A severe shortage of food items, petrol, oil, firewood, medicines and other necessities of life and days long electricity breakdown pushed the people of Galyat into even deeper trouble where neither district government Abbottabad nor Galyat Development Authority (GDA) tried to lessen the miseries of the people.


Comment: See also: Pakistan receives record snowfall in winter - heaviest in 48 years

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