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Four skiers still missing after Norway avalanche


The Guardian
Thu, 03 Jan 2019 19:55 UTC
Police said there was a high risk of triggering
© Terje Bendiksby/APPolice said there was a high risk of triggering a new avalanche.
Weather stops rescuers from continuing search for tourists from Sweden and Finland

Four tourists from Sweden and Finland are still missing, a day after they were feared to have been swept away by an avalanche in Arctic Norway, police have said.

The avalanche occurred on Wednesday in the northern Norwegian region of Troms. Three Finns and a Swede were skiing in the area and were reported to police as missing at around 1500 GMT, police said.

Weather conditions did not allow rescue crew to continue their work on Thursday, although the searches were not called off.

"The snow mass is huge. There is a high risk of triggering a new avalanche ... and there is a small storm in the area," Troms police chief Astrid Elisabeth Nilsen told a news conference.
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Pajarito Ski Resort in New Mexico receives 3 feet of snow in 24 hours


krqe.com
Thu, 03 Jan 2019 19:37 UTC
Pajarito Ski Resort
© Tim Lovell
Pajarito Ski Resort is celebrating after the ski area reported 36 inches of snow in the last 24 hours.

KRQE News 13 viewer Tim Lovell sent in photos of the area.

Lovell said he could barely move as he was knee deep in the snow.

The accumulated snowfall got so heavy it was bending trees.

Comment: Related article: Snow on saguaros: Desert cities in US Southwest see freeze

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Snow on saguaros: Desert cities in US Southwest see freeze


Daily Mail
Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:16 UTC
The Empire Mountains emerge from cloud cover
© Mike Christy/Arizona Daily StarThe Empire Mountains emerge from cloud cover after the second round of winter storms brought snowfall to the surrounding metro Tucson area and southeast Arizona, Jan. 2, 2019, south of Vail, Ariz.
The weather was flipped Wednesday throughout much of the U.S. West, with snow falling on cactuses in the Arizona desert and Anchorage seeing balmy weather - at least by Alaska standards.

In Phoenix, the overnight low was 30 degrees for the first time in five years and more cold temperatures were expected Thursday. The Tucson area saw as much as 6 inches of snow.

"It was pretty magical," said Jessica Howard, a resident of the Tucson suburb of Vail who took her 8- and 5-year-old children to play in the snow. "My social media feeds are like 100 percent snow pictures right now."

Snow dusted cactuses and mountains in southern Arizona and covered the Grand Canyon in the north.


Comment: Related article: Pajarito Ski Resort in New Mexico receives 3 feet of snow in 24 hours

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China on blizzard alert as cold snap spreads


The Straits Times
Tue, 01 Jan 2019 18:28 UTC
The snow-covered Shanshan wetland in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Sunday. Public transport in parts of China has been suspended as snowstorms hit.
© REUTERSThe snow-covered Shanshan wetland in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Sunday. Public transport in parts of China has been suspended as snowstorms hit.
China has issued a blizzard alert as temperatures around the country plunged, shutting down train lines and bus routes, and grounding some flights.

The National Meteorological Centre issued a Code Blue alert, with heavy snowstorms closing in on regions in the eastern and southern provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui and Hunan.

China has a four-tier colour-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.


Comment: See also this report from 2 days earlier: Heavy snow wreaks havoc in central, eastern China

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Heavy snowfall over northern, central Japan affect holidaymakers


The Mainichi
Sat, 29 Dec 2018 22:19 UTC
Heavy Snowfall Japan
© Mainichi/Shin SatoA local resident plows snow piled on a street in the city of Yokote in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita on Dec. 27, 2018.

Heavy snowfall hit extensive areas in northern and central Japan along the Sea of Japan coast on Dec. 29, affecting holidaymakers going back to their hometowns to spend the year-end and New Year's vacation.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned of heavy snowfalls and blizzards in Hokkaido as well as areas along the Sea of Japan coast in northeastern and central Japan among other areas.

According to Central Japan Railway Co., bullet trains were being forced to travel at reduced speeds on the Nagoya-Kyoto section of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line because of snowfall in central and western Japan. As a result, bullet trains on the line have been delayed by up to 65 minutes.

Comment: See also: Heavy snow blanketing Japan - nearly 2 meters in Yamagata

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Ice Age Farmer Report: Grand Solar Minimum 2019: What to expect


Ice Age Farmer
Mon, 31 Dec 2018 20:50 UTC
winter storm diego
© Stephanie Klein-Davis /The Roanoke Times via APJohn Woodrum, shovels his car on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Roanoke, Va. A massive storm brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain across a wide swath of the South on Sunday — causing dangerously icy roads, immobilizing snowfalls and power losses to hundreds of thousands of people.
2018 has been a hell of a year, and 2019 promises to be even more "fun." What can we expect? Christian breaks it down, from the geophysical to the geopolitical, in this Ice Age Farmer special edition.


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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Heading into (Early Winter 2018) - Events the MSM overlooked


Adapt 2030
Mon, 31 Dec 2018 20:33 UTC
A man shovels snow in the city of Yokote,
© Mainichi/Shin SatoA man shovels snow in the city of Yokote, Akita Prefecture, northern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2018.
As our world shifts climate patterns due to a weakening magnetosphere brought on by a 400-year cycle in our Sun's output, weather extremes are becoming more obvious. These are but a few examples through the last part of Autumn heading into early winter 2018 along with long climate cycle data and how the economy of our planet is being affected in the interwoven events.


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A public health crisis: As temperatures fall, air quality worsens in Indian capital

Mayank Bhardwaj
Reuters
Mon, 31 Dec 2018 14:41 UTC
Man rides his bicycle
© REUTERS/Adnan AbidiA man rides his bicycle in front of the India Gate shrouded in smog in New Delhi, India, December 26, 2018.
Pollution levels spiked last week in New Delhi, India's teeming capital of more than 20 million people, climbing to nearly 12 times the recommended level and exacerbating a public health crisis.

Senior government officials said the main reasons for the surge in the amount of toxic smog trapped over New Delhi were unusually cold air, including fog, and slow wind speeds.

Click here for an interactive Reuters graphic on the link between Delhi's pollution and falling temperatures and wind speeds.

The World Health Organization said this year India was home to the world's 14 most polluted cities. New Delhi was ranked the sixth most polluted.

Comment: See also: Sikkim: Indian Army rescues over 2800 tourists stranded near Indo-China border after heavy snowfall

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Sikkim: Indian Army rescues over 2800 tourists stranded near Indo-China border after heavy snowfall


Times Now
Sun, 30 Dec 2018 22:10 UTC
Indian Army rescues over 2800 tourists
Indian Army rescues over 2800 tourists
Indian Army rescued over 2,800 tourists stranded at Nathu La near Indo-China border and some other places in Sikkim a day after the region received heavy snowfall on Friday. The rescue operations continued from late Friday till Saturday afternoon. Among those rescued were many elderly people and children who were provided food and shelter by the Army. As many as 90 people of those who were rescued fell ill and were provided treatment.

"Heavy snowfall left many tourists stranded around 17 Mile & Nathu La, Sikkim. Indian Army offered spontaneous help to people providing warm clothing, shelter, hot meals, medical aid & carrying out physical rescue missions," ADG PI, Indian Army's public information wing said in a statement.

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Aspen-Snowmass ski slopes double snowfall amounts compared to last season - 137 inches for the season so far

Scott Condon
The Aspen Times
Sat, 29 Dec 2018 21:45 UTC
Chicago resident Cooper Bluhm, 18, slashes through some powder on Bell on Aspen Mountain on Friday morning.
Chicago resident Cooper Bluhm, 18, slashes through some powder on Bell on Aspen Mountain on Friday morning.
Anyone who has hit the slopes this season knows the snow conditions are good, but just how good? Essentially, twice as good as last season, based on snowfall data.

Snowmass Ski Area has received 89 inches of snow in November and December as of Friday, according to Aspen Skiing Co. That's more than double the 43 inches for the same two months last season. More snow is forecast for the Aspen area Sunday night, just before 2019 rolls in.

Aspen Highlands has collected 97 inches of snow this November and December compared with 45 inches for the two months last year. That's an increase of 110 percent.

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