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Young man dies of hypothermia after early blizzard in Romania's mountains


Romania Insider
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:25 UTC
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A 22-year old hiker died at the hospital in Sibiu after a blizzard caught him on a ridge at over 2000 meters in the Fagaras mountains.

The mountain rescuers brought him and the girl who was with him down from the mountain, but the doctors couldn't save him, local Digi24 reported. He suffered from extreme hypothermia and was in critical condition. The girl who was with him was also admitted in the hospital with hypothermia and frostbites.

The mountain rescuers said the hikers had mountain equipment suitable for this period of the year but that the weather conditions were extreme and only winter equipment could have saved the young climber.

The weather in Romania got very cold at the beginning of this week and it even snowed at over 2000 meters. The famous high-altitude roads Transalpina and Transfagarasan were covered in snow and the mountain rescuers were called to help some tourists who were blocked by snow on Transalpina and had to sleep in their cars.

Comment: See also: Early snowfall hits Sibiu, Romania

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Indonesia earthquake: Powerful shallow 7.5-magnitude quake strikes east of Borneo - one of 6.1 hit 3 hours earlier

Tom Barnes
The Independent (UK)
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:15 UTC
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Earlier tremors destroyed houses, killing one person and injuring at least 10

A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning.

The huge 7.5 magnitude quake was recorded near the island of Sulawesi, east of Borneo, the US Geological Survey said.

Authorities lifted an early tsunami warning within an hour, although officials warned those in the area to remain vigilant as a number of aftershocks hit.

Comment: Earthquake Track reports the depth as being just 10 kms and the event having 5 strong aftershocks in the subsequent hour.

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Avalanche sweeps away climbers on Mount Athabasca in Alberta as early snow depth hits one metre in some high alpine areas

Cathy Ellis
Rocky Mountain Outlook
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:33 UTC
Two climbers were buried in a 2.5 size avalanche on Mt. Athabasca, Sept. 19. Both suffered serious, but non life-threatening injuries.
Two climbers were buried in a 2.5 size avalanche on Mt. Athabasca, Sept. 19. Both suffered serious, but non life-threatening injuries.
An early season avalanche swept away two climbers on Mount Athabasca in Jasper National Park last week, prompting Parks Canada to issue an early season avalanche warning.

The two climbers from Jasper were roped together on the Silverhorn route when they triggered a 2.5 size avalanche around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 19). The female leader was partially buried, and her male climbing partner helped dig her out.

The avalanche dragged them 600 metres down the side of the mountain before they came to a stop below the ramp of the north glacier. They were flown by helicopter to the Jasper hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

"The leader described the climbing as 'styrofoam like' snow," according to a report by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG).
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Early snowfall for Mount Fuji in Japan


The Mainichi
Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:21 UTC
Mount Fuji
© Akinori MiyamotoMount Fuji
The first snowcap of the season is seen on Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters, on Sept. 26, 2018.

The snow was announced by the Kofu Local Meteorological Office in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.

This year's first snowcap came four days earlier than average, and 27 days earlier than last year.

Local officials at the office observed the snow-topped mountain during an about 20-minute break in the cloud cover from 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 26. At 1 p.m. that day, the temperature at the top of the mountain was 2.2 degrees Celsius, after dropping to minus 5.1 degrees at 11 p.m. the previous night.

(Japanese original by Ryotaro Ikawa, Kofu Bureau)
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Coldest September 23rd ever measured in the Netherlands

Janene Pieters
NL Times
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:18 UTC
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With a maximum temperature of 10.9 degrees measured in De Bilt, Sunday was officially the coldest September 23rd ever measured in the Netherlands, Weeronline reports. The previous cold record for this day was 11.5 degrees on September 23rd, 1974. Sunday was also the coldest day in the Netherlands since April 5th.

The chilly weather on Sunday stood in stark contrast against the warm late summer weather of the past week. On Tuesday Maastricht even had a last tropical day, with a maximum above 30 degrees.

This is the third cold record broken in the Netherlands this year. The other two cold records were for the coldest February 28th and March 17th ever measured. The country also counted nine heat records over the summer.

Comment: See also the following article from last year: Coldest temperatures in decades recorded across the Netherlands

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Winter is coming to Bristol: Four months of snow forecast in the coldest winter for a decade

Bronwen Weatherby
BristolLive
Sun, 23 Sep 2018 13:11 UTC
Snow Filton train station in Bristol
Snow at Filton train station in Bristol
Winter is coming and this year's could be one of the coldest on record, according to one meteorologist.

The long-range weather forecaster predicts the climate could surpass even the Beast fron the East, which caused disruption between February and March this year.

A freezing assault could begin as early as November, followed by a four-month period of ice and snow.

The cause is believe to be 'supercharged' low-pressure systems, say weather forecast website El Nino.

A band of warm ocean air could bring a change in the weather's behaviour resulting in chilly temperatures across the UK.

Combined with a drop in solar activity, this winter could be one of the coldest in recent years with freezing winds, buckets of snow and minus temperatures all a possibility throughout the season.
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Over 1,500 still stranded in snow-marooned Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India


Hindustan Times
Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:52 UTC
A view of a snow-covered hills, at Keylong
© PTIA view of a snow-covered hills, at Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district, Monday, September 24, 2018. Over 1,500 tourists are stranded in the district due to heavy snowfall even as rescue operations are continuing.
Over 1,500 tourists are still stranded in snow-marooned Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday adding that the evacuation is on but it might take days.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has instructed officials to evacuate those stranded on a priority basis, a statement said.

A total of 300 people were evacuated by Tuesday evening most of whom were faculty and students from IITs Mandi, Roorkee, Guwahati and Mumbai and some foreigners.

On Wednesday as the weather cleared, the state government and the Indian Air Force (IAF) stepped up their efforts to airlift tourists stranded for the past four days.

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Three centimetres of early snow recorded in the Tatra mountains in Slovakia


The Slovak Spectator
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:59 UTC
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A Štrbské Pleso resort in the High Tatras was white, covered with three centimetres of fresh snow on the morning of September 25, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) wrote on its Facebook profile.

"In the arctic air that appeared on the night from Monday to Tuesday, we witnessed on our territory snow showers or snow already from around 900 metres above sea level, sometimes even lower," the meteorologists wrote, as cited by the TASR newswire.

Starting with 1,000 to 1,100 metres above sea level, a snow cover temporarily arose in some places in Slovakia. At Štrbské Pleso, there were three centimetres of snow.

"Snowing occurs from time to time in Štrbské Pleso by the end of September - but the incidence of continuous snow cover in the third week of September in this locality is quite a rarity," the meteorologists summed up.

Comment: On the same date across other parts of southeastern Europe early snowfall was noted in Romania, Ukraine and Bulgaria.

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Early snowfall hits Sibiu, Romania


The Mice Times of Asia
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:39 UTC
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The temperature is minus six degrees.

In the County of Sibiu, situated in the Central part of Romania, the first snow fell on the road works snow removal equipment. This was informed in the Office of County transport.

"In the highways of the County on Tuesday morning the snow thickness in some places is 6 cm", - stated in the message.

According to the Romanian meteorologists, air temperature in this region reached in the night from Monday to Tuesday -6 degrees with a frost.

Traffic police warns the owners of vehicles not to drive on the roads without winter equipment of the vehicles.

Forecasters warned that the storm will last until Friday, September 28.

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The Carpathian mountains in Ukraine receive early snowfall


Menafn
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:15 UTC
Snow falls in Ukraine's Carpathian mountains
Snow falls in Ukraine's Carpathian mountains
On September 25, the first snow fell in the mountainous regions of Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Snow fell on Pip Ivan of the Chornohora mountain range on the border with Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia regions, the Chornohora range search and rescue post reported on the Facebook page.

"As of 7:20 am, September 25, it was snowing on Pip Ivan Mountain in the Carpathians. The wind was 5-6 m / s. The temperature was -5°C," the report reads.

As Ukrinform reported, ground frosts and wind gusts up to 20 m / s are expected in Ukraine in the coming days.

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