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Greengrocers fear winter weather in Spanish and Italian growing areas


Fresh Plaza
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:12 UTC
frost crop
"Leaf lettuce partially damaged or destroyed"

The weather conditions in the formerly "safe" growing areas of Italy and Spain are becoming increasingly extreme. Italy is struggling with considerable snowfall, parts of Spain have to deal with frost. Even if it only turns out to be a short period of frost or snow, the consequences are already noticeable within wholesale. Regarding the current harvest, there are quality and yield losses, especially for the vulnerable leafy lettuces. Growers and retailers are worrying about the remainder of the harvest.

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Black Cat

Wild animals descend on villages in search of food in Kashmir because of heavy snowfall

Muzamil Shah
Greater Kashmir
Sun, 13 Jan 2019 19:51 UTC
A female leopard sits inside a snow covered enclosure at Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary, outskirts of Srinagar.
A female leopard at Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary, outskirts of Srinagar.
Due to heavy snowfall in the Kupwara forests the wild animals have made their way towards villages in search of food, officials said on Saturday.

The district received fresh spell of snow on Friday and Saturday disrupting the vehicle movement on the border area roads in the district. The intensity of the snow increased on Saturday afternoon making the roads slippery.

"Due to heavy snowfall in the forests the wild animals have made their way towards villages in search of food," said a wildlife official. "At many places we have kept the cages to catch them, where people have complained the movement of the wild beasts," he said.

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Ice Cube

'Diamond dust' ice crystals seen in Hokkaido, Japan


NHK World
Sun, 13 Jan 2019 10:12 UTC
ICE CRYSTALS
A winter phenomenon known as "diamond dust" has been observed in the town of Biei in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido.

The natural phenomenon is seen when frigid temperatures cause water vapor in the air to freeze and sparkle in the sunlight.

On Sunday, many people with cameras gathered in mountainous areas of the town, where the mercury fell to minus 25.8 degrees Celsius in the morning.

They took photos of the tiny ice crystals in the air shining in the morning sunlight.
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Snowflake

Giant snowbanks draw sightseers to North Mountain in Nova Scotia


CTV News
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:29 UTC
Cape Breton's towering snowbanks are drawing selfie-takers to North Mountain.
Cape Breton's towering snowbanks are drawing selfie-takers to North Mountain.
The amount of snow on North Mountain in Cape Breton is drawing crowds, but it's also resulting in a lot of highway closures -- at times cutting off one community from the next.

After the latest snowfall, Cape Breton looks more like the Arctic and there are sheer walls of the white stuff as you reach the top of North Mountain on the Cabot Trail.

For many, it's a photo opportunity not to be missed.

"They're taller than I am, that's for sure," Jessica Martin said of the snowbanks. "It's crazy. I've never seen that before. And we do get a lot of snow in Montreal."

Some banks tower four metres high -- about the height of a typical office building.

CTV meteorologist Kalin Mitchell says the weather station at North Mountain is reporting 217 centimetres of snow on the ground.

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Snowflake Cold

From China to Russia, world is blanketed in white - in pictures


The Guardian
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 19:36 UTC
Snow is piled up outside the Hotel Saentis
© Gian Ehrenzeller/APSnow is piled up outside the Hotel Saentis in Schwaegalp, Switzerland.
Heavy snowfalls in Europe, Asia and the Middle East have left a world of white across thousands of kilometres

A villager walks through deep snow in Disbudak
© Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesA villager walks through deep snow in Disbudak village of Bingol province in Turkey
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Snowflake Cold

Heavy snow in the Balkans - State of emergency declared for some parts of Serbia


novinite.com
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:04 UTC
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Heavy snowfall this week in the Balkans has closed down schools, left remote villages cut off and disrupted traffic and power supplies in many areas in the region.

Serbia's state TV said Friday that four municipalities in the southwest of the country have introduced emergency measures, warning of snow piling up on the roads and sealing off mountain villages. Most schools there have closed down and emergency crews have distributed supplies to some residents.

In Montenegro, three towns on the Adriatic coast remain without electricity after a snowstorm on Thursday hit a key power distribution line. Meteorologists say the first 10 days of January have been the coldest in the country in years.

In the central Bosnian municipality of Kladanj, the snow has disrupted power supplies and cut phone lines.

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Dozens of stranded seals cut off from ocean by ice in Roddickton, Canada


BBC
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 18:27 UTC
One on its way to the gas station
© Brendon FitzPatrick ‏One on its way to the gas station
Dozens of seals have become stranded in a Canadian town, blocking traffic and the entrances to homes and businesses.

Two of the animals in Roddickton-Bide Arm, Newfoundland, died after being struck by a car. There are concerns others will starve to death.

It is against Canadian law to interfere with marine mammals such as seals.

The creatures became stranded after nearby waters suddenly froze over last week, preventing their return to the ocean.

Experts say the speed at which the bay froze over may have disorientated the animals and caused them to move inland instead of towards open waters.

Images posted on social media show the seals stranded on roads and large banks of snow.

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Snowflake Cold

Israel sees record snowfall - meter of snow hits Mt. Hermon


ynetnews.com
Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:32 UTC
Snow on Mt. Hermon
© Mt. Hermon managementSnow on Mt. Hermon
Sea of Galilee water levels rise by almost 20cm and a meter of snow hits Mt. Hermon's lower parts as the storm system enters it final stage before tapering off over the weekend.

As the storm system that hit Israel at the beginning of the week enters its final stage, the cold temperatures plummeted Wednesday to this winter's record low. Nearly a meter of snow has accumulated on Mt. Hermon and the water levels in the Sea of Galilee have risen by at least 19.5 cm over the past 48 hours, according to meteorological services.

The waterline in Sea of Galilee currently stands at -214 below sea level and 1.10 meters (3.6 feet) below the lower red line (the intermediate warning signal indicating a crisis).

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Ice Cube

Weather quirk makes Russian city a frozen hellscape


RT
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:53 UTC
Saratov ice
Photo by Anastasia Ustinova published on the “Typical Saratov” community on VK.com
Residents of Saratov, a city in southern Russia, are competing online over who can post the scariest photo of snow-trapped cars and ice-bound houses in the wake of a weather quirk that hit their community.

This week, Saratov was hit by a record-high amount of precipitation unseen in three decades combined with temperatures alternating between thaw and freeze. City services were unprepared for it and are now saying it will take at least two weeks to clear all of the snow and ice from rooftops and streets.

As the city struggles to deal with the situation with its limited resources, Saratov residents are finding at least some solace in the disaster, a unique photo opportunity. Dozens of images showing the aftermath of the weather quirk were shared online. A hashtag which translates to #IcicleBattle is being used by people claiming to have found the weirdest ice formation.

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Snowflake Cold

Ice Age Farmer Report: "Death Sentence" for food production: Grand Solar Minimum


Ice Age Farmer
Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:42 UTC
frost crop
2019 starts with a cold bang: farmers in Sonora, Mexico are lighting tires on fire to keep their crops warm. Massive cold, frosts, and snows have descended also in Europe and Asia, bringing a "death sentence" to modern agriculture.

Christian explores the Grand Solar Minimum's influence on a weak jet stream, triggering these temperature and precipitation extremes, as well as shares resources on how to start germinating seeds for this coming growing season.


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Comment: Related article: Frost across India ups risk to rabi (spring) crops

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