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Capital Nur-Sultan under state of emergency as powerful winter storm hits Kazakhstan


Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Mon, 27 Jan 2020 03:01 UTC
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© YouTube/Мир 24 (screen capture)

Authorities in the Kazakh capital have declared a state of emergency after a winter storm pummeled the city with strong winds and heavy snowfall.

Transportation links to and from Nur-Sultan were cut on January 27, while all schools in the capital remained closed.

The spokesman for Nur-Sultan International Airport, Zhenis Akhmetzhanov, told reporters that all flights were postponed for an unknown period of time for safety reasons.

Nur-Sultan's emergencies department called on residents not to leave the capital before the state of emergency is lifted.

Dozens of highways across the Central Asian country have been closed due to winter storms.

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Record number of sea turtles arrive at North Carolina rehab center due to cold temperatures


abc11.com
Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:20 UTC
Cold snap sends over 100 sea turtles to rehab center
Cold sends over 100 sea turtles to rehab center
A cold snap has flooded a turtle rehab center with more animals in need than ever before.

Volunteers at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center said they are treating more than 100 turtles. Forty-seven sea turtles were admitted Friday alone.

The turtles are cold-stunned. They are reptiles, which are cold-blooded. Cold-blooded animals cannot regulate their body temperature. So often when temperatures drop quickly, the animals seize up.

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Unusually warm January in southern & eastern US has plants budding 2 months early

Chaffin Mitchell
Accuweather
Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:52 UTC
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FILE PHOTO
Nearly a foot of snow could fall in some areas while other locations will see widespread, icy conditions following rain.

Although it's January, you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at a thermometer. Many areas across the eastern U.S. have been experiencing temperatures typically seen during March and April.

Temperatures are typically at their lowest during this time of year in the United States when the days are at their shortest; however, the region has seen an increase in temperatures of 30 to 35 degrees above average.

Comment: Early budding can be devastating to crops because the buds and the resulting produce is ruined by the returning cold.

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New cold records set in Russia

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 20:39 UTC
TEMPS
Not much ice will be melting a -56C (-68.8F).

Every day of the past week in the Magadan region the frosts grew stronger, and over the past day the air temperature dropped below the norm by 8.5 degrees.

But in continental areas, temperature set new records. In the village of Talon, on January 24, the temperature dropped to -46.2C (-51.1 F), which is 0.2 degrees below the previous record set in 1978.

Comment: The latest report from the Yakutsk region has the temperature dropping to -70C on the morning of the 25th:




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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Ancient warnings, modern solutions


Adapt 2030
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 23:36 UTC
Rök stone
© Alfredo Dagli OrtiRex/ShutterstockThe Rök stone in Sweden bears the longest runic inscription in the world.
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Comment: Recurring, natural climate change: 9th century Viking runestone records fears of '3-year-long winter'

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Storm Gloria causes major damage to agriculture in Spanish regions of Murica and Valencia


Fresh Plaza
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 20:17 UTC
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Delays in the vegetable harvest and severe impact on citrus crops

Many vegetable fields in the Spanish Region of Murcia have been flooded after more than two days of intense rainfall.

The abundant water covering part of the leafy vegetable crops, as well as the broccoli, cauliflower and artichoke fields, is making it difficult to carry out the harvesting tasks. For many producers, it will be impossible to enter the fields in the next few days, so delays in harvests and shipments are expected.

The intense cold and the cloudy days are slowing down the vegetative growth, which is taking a toll on the supply. This is significant, taking into account that Murcia is the main producer for this type of vegetables in Europe during the winter months. Broccoli and cauliflower prices are the ones that have risen the most so far since the temperatures started falling.

Comment: ...for the fourth year running:

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Mount Baker Highway in Washington closed because of avalanche danger after 2 feet of snow in 24 hours

Robert Mittendore
The Bellingham Herald
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:13 UTC
SNOW SLIP
Mount Baker Highway was closed from early Thursday morning to Friday morning because of avalanche danger, the Washington state Department of Transportation said.

"The safety of the traveling public is our top priority, so WSDOT will close the highway at milepost 37, east of Glacier, at 4 a.m. due to anticipated avalanche risk," WSDOT spokeswoman Andrea Petrich said in an email.

Mount Baker Highway, also called state Highway 542, was last closed for avalanche danger in 2009, Petrich said.

A powerful sub-tropical storm is dumping rain in the Whatcom County lowlands and heavy snow in the higher elevations of the North Cascades, the Nation Weather Service said in online forecasts.

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Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado cops 15 inches of snow in 24 hours

Breanna Sneeringer
Out There Colorado
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:23 UTC
snow
Thursday is serving up another great powder day across most mountains in Colorado.

Breckenridge Ski Resort received 15 inches of fresh powder over the last 24 hours, with 10 inches of fresh flakes falling overnight and 5 more inches of snow Thursday morning (and counting).

Eleven lifts are spinning, with more than 2,700 acres and 171 trails open for exploring.


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Epic snowfalls in the Pyrenees - up to 6 feet

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:39 UTC
Les Angles,
Les Angles
There have been some huge snowfalls in the Pyrenees mountains on France, Spain and Andorra.

After a generally dry and sunny start to the year across most of Europe, forecasters had been predicting the storm that has hit the Pyrenees this week might bring up to a metre of snowfall, but in the event up to 1.8 metres (six feet) has been reported at some areas on the French side.

Les Angles, pictured above and top with ski star Wadeck Gorak wading through the snow there, was one of the big winners reporting 1.2 metres (Four feet) of snow on lower slopes and 1.5 metres (Five feet) on higher slopes by midday yesterday with the snow still falling.

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Iguanas fall from trees in south Florida as temperatures drop

Jan Wesner Childs
The Weather Channel
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:24 UTC
Frozen iguanas falling from trees in South Florida
Iguanas falling from trees in South Florida
Cold-stunned iguanas fell from trees in South Florida Wednesday morning as temperatures in Miami hit 40 degrees - the lowest recorded there in more than nine years.

The National Weather Service in Miami issued a "falling iguanas" alert on Tuesday.

"This isn't something we usually forecast, but don't be surprised if you see Iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s," the agency tweeted Tuesday. "Brrrr!"

Some residents of South Florida tweeted photos and videos of cold-stunned iguanas Wednesday morning.

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