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Lake discovered 11,000ft high in the Alps following heat wave

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© ( Bryan Mestre / InstagramLake discovered high in the Mount Blanc range at the end of heatwave
A mountaineer has captured the formation of an "alarming" lake high in the French Alps after glacial snow melted in the intense heatwave that gripped central Europe in late June.


Bryan Mestre was shocked to discover the large pool of water at an altitude of 11,100ft (3,400m) in the Mount Blanc mountain range - claiming the unusual sight was a worrying sign.

Scientists have warned that heatwaves in Europe are becoming increasingly frequent, with the intense temperatures linked to climate change.

Comment: Also in this Alps this week: Snowfall for the Alps in July!


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Snowfall for the Alps in July!

Zermatt
Zermatt
It's mid-July and as we've seen with the heat wave on the Mont Blanc glacier a few weeks ago, the Alps have had their fair share of summer. But temperatures plunged again in the mountains this week, bringing snow to the highest peaks. Check out the webcams and tell us if this doesn't look like ski season come early! (for a list of ski resorts open in summer, click here)

A cold July

The weather god have been busy this year in the Alps, bringing us extreme snowfall in Austria, a random cold snap in May and now this. This last weekend saw chilly temperatures descend over South Germany, North Italy, Switzerland and Austria. In fact, it was so cold that fresh snow fell on more than one mountain summit - enough to make any skier's heart beat a little faster! Ski resorts like the Stubai Glacier took to social media to share their snowfall pictures.



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Multiple all-time record low temperatures set in NW Russia

record cold Russia July 2019
Temperatures across the majority of Europe have remained well-below average for July as a string of Arctic blasts continue to pummel the continent. Vast regions are seeing temperature departures of up to 20C below average, sending all-time cold records tumbling.

Northwest Russian is the latest region to see low temperature records fall.

A long-lasting cold advection is bringing temperatures down to -1C (30.2F) at an altitude of 1.5 km which, according to meteonovosti.ru, "happens very rarely in the summer months".

On Friday, July 12, and back down at normal mercury reading altitudes, new record low temperatures were observed across Northwest Russia, including in the regions of Karelia, Leningrad, Vologda and Kostroma:

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Big snowfall totals at ski resorts in Australia - up to 3.5 feet in 5 days

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Falls Creek
Nearly a week of heavy snowfalls have brought great powder snow conditions to the slopes of Australia and total accumulations of more than a metre at some areas.

Aussie ski areas have been giving the huge snowstorm different names, some going for "Polar Express" others "The Godzilla Snow Storm."

Thredbo Resort has been one of the big winners with nearly three feet of snowfall since last Wednesday. It reported 15cm (6 inches) last night taking storm total there to 85cm (34 inches).

However Perisher has posted the biggest total at 106cm (3.5 feet).


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July snowfall on Mount Mussala in Bulgaria

Mount Mussala on July 14, 2019.
Mount Mussala on July 14, 2019.
Snow fell on Mount Mussala, the highest peak in Bulgaria, overnight into July 14 as much of the country faced warnings of potentially hazardous weather because of forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms.

There was enough snow on the peak of Mussala, which has an altitude of 2925m, to make snowmen, reports on July 14 said.

Temperatures at the peak have fallen below zero degrees Celsius in recent days.


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Ice Age Farmer Report: Economic collapse 2020 - Cosmic "Perfect Storm" cause rising food prices

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The continuing devastation to crops globally is causing food prices to rise, and ultimately will push the troubled global economy over the edge.

The powers that be plan for (and welcome) this, in order to lock people down and maximize the efficacy of their blood sacrifice.

Start growing food now.


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Record cold July temperatures observed in Hungary

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Not just for an individual town, but apparently for the entire country.
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10 July 2019 - Not only are Poles struggling with the cold, the national weather service reported that in the village of Zabar in Northern Hungary, the lowest temperatures were recorded on July 10 in history. Thermometers showed 3.5 degrees Celsius.

The previous low for the 10th of July in Hungary was set in 2000 in the village of Gagyvendegi, when the thermometer showed 4.3 degrees Celsius.

Thanks to X5266 for this link

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July snow in Romania

Pietrosul Rodnei Peak
A sudden drop in temperatures led snow to Pietrosul Rodnei Peak in Maramureş County...and it may happen again over the next few nights.

Mayor Sorin Timis of Borsa published a photo on Facebook announcing the "first snow".

The mayor said it was the first summer snowfall on Pietrosul Rodnei Peak in 15 years, since August 2004.

Over the next few nights the temperature will continue to drop, so it is possible to snow again on the Pietrosul Rodnei Peak.


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July snow in Poland - Nobody expected this!

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© JAKUB ORZECHOWSKI / SE
Poland Kasprowy Wierch in the snow. Nobody expected this!

10 July 2019 - "Snow in July sounds like a joke, but it's not a joke!" writes Jakub Orzechowski. "This summer is still amazing! After breaking records of heat, alternating storms and rain with hail, it's time for snow and record low temperatures."

"The situation changed by 180 degrees at the turn of June and July. For some time we have been dealing mainly with cooling. However, no one expected that it would snow in Poland.

"Snow in July - this surprised everyone. We remember times when it fell in April or even in May, but not during summer vacation.

Comment: Just over the border from Poland in nearby Slovakia but over the same (Tatra) mountain range on the day following the above report, this footage emerged on social media:





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Another summer snowfall surprise for Turkey

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Mehmet Gurler from Bayirbag village expressed his surprise. "For the first time in my life, I saw snow in the mountains. I'm shocked. It was raining in the morning, it snowed to the high spots."

The snow surprise took place in Erzincan on the eighth of July in the Monk Mountains.

The summit of the Kesis Mountains, which turned white, could be clearly seen from Bayirbag Village of Uzumlu district of Erzincan.

Thanks to Emviem for these links