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Three die as storm front batters Greece


RTE
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:41 UTC
Torrential rains left damages in the town of Kineta, some 50 km southwest of Athens
Torrential rains left damages in the town of Kineta, some 50 km southwest of Athens
Three people have died in Greece as a storm front battered parts of the country, causing flooding and landslides, officials have said.

The bodies of two men were recovered after their yacht capsized and sank in the port of Antirion, near the city of Patras, a senior coastguard official said. Antirion lies 200 kilometres west of Athens.

Moving eastwards, the storm then caused flooding in the Halkidiki peninsula and the island of Rhodes, where a disabled elderly woman died in her home, the fire department said.

Gale-force winds also disrupted some ferry services on the Ionian Sea.

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Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Sudden Stratospheric Warming event to freeze Northern Hemisphere with huge ozone hole forming


Adapt 2030
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:26 UTC
Heavy snow in Austria
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Remnants of tropical storm Sebastian slam European Alps dropping five feet of snow and nine inches of rain. Sudden Stratospheric warming event to begin last week of November 2019 and run through first weeks of Jan 2020 dropping temperatures far below normal. During the SSW event a huge ozone hole will form over some of the same locations with extreme UV.

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Cloud Lightning

Four dead, one missing: ship sinks after being struck by lightning off of N. Sumatra


The Jakarta Post
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:36 UTC
KM Restu Bundo was carrying a crew of seven when she was struck by lightning and sank on Thursday night.
© Shutterstock/FileKM Restu Bundo was carrying a crew of seven when she was struck by lightning and sank on Thursday night.
Four sailors have been found dead and one is missing after a ship sank off of Pini Island, South Nias regency, North Sumatra, last week. The ship was struck by lightning shortly before sinking.

The four victims, identified as Eno, 35, Meti, 40, Dar, 40 and Suparman, 40, were among seven crew members aboard KM Restu Bundo when she began to sink on Thursday evening.

Nias Safe and Rescue Agency (SAR) Post commander Sukroadi Sastra Wijaya said that Eno died on Friday after escaping the sinking ship and swimming to Pini Island.

After he reached shore, Eno succumbed to severe burns he sustained from the lightning strike.

The two other crewmen who swam with Eno, identified as Anto, 40, and Wak Kuru, 36, survived the accident.
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Still more huge November snowfalls in the Alps - up to 5 feet in 72 hours

Patrick Thorne
Inthesnow.com
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:47 UTC
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It has been another weekend of massive November snowfalls in the Alps, with ski areas reporting up to 1.5 metres (five feet) more snow in the past 72 hours.

The most intensive snowfall was in the Southern Alps, along the French/Italian border, although there was snowfall almost everywhere again, as well as more snow in Bulgaria, the Dolomites, Pyrenees and Scandinavia.

The Italian ski centre of Limone reported nearly 1.5m (five feet) of snow and there was 95cm (just over three feet) for Prato Nevoso - where the pictures used in this report were taken yesterday.

Other areas reporting at least 50cm of fresh snow includes Montgenevre, Sestriere, Sauze d'Oulx, Tignes and Isola 2000 in France and Saas Fee in Switzerland - which already had its full 1800 metres of vertical open with a 9km descent - the biggest in the world to open so far.

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Cloud Precipitation

At least six dead as Europe battered by storms, floods and a landslide

Alastair Jamieson & AFP
Euronews
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:31 UTC
The A6 bridge near Savona Italy was swept away by a huge landslip on Sunday
© REUTERSThe A6 bridge near Savona Italy was swept away by a huge landslip on Sunday
Six people have been killed following a weekend of storms, floods and a landslide across parts of Europe.

In France and Italy, torrential rain killed four people and left one missing after it caused flooding and a landslide that swept away a motorway viaduct.

Meanwhile, thunderstorms and strong winds in western Greece led to the deaths of two people who were aboard a boat moored next to a pier in Antirio.

Two French departments were still under Meteo France amber weather warnings on Sunday night, while flood sirens sounded once again in waterlogged Venice.

In Greece, the country's meterological service said the extreme conditions would dissipate as the storms moved further east by Monday.

The rain was the latest in a two-week wave of extreme weather in the region.

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Switzerland busts its all-time November snowfall record set back in 1959

Cap Allon
Electroverse
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 07:37 UTC
Switzerland snow
Heavy, early-season snow has buried parts of the mountainous Central European nation of Switzerland, as reported by www.swissinfo.ch — the country's all-time November snowfall record has just been broken, and ski resorts such as Saas Fee and Saas Grund have been completely cut-off.

According to the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, the 1,200km-long Alps, which runs directly through Switzerland as well as seven other alpine nations, received "a great deal of snowfall" over the past few days — such as great deal in fact, that Switzerland's all-time November snowfall record was surpassed on the 17th!

By Sunday, Nov 17th, a staggering 71cm (2.33ft) had accumulated in Santa Maria, located in eastern Switzerland, which busted the country's previous November snowfall record — the 69cm (2.26 ft) set back in 1959,also in Santa Maria.

The heavy, early-season snow is still disrupting road and rail transport with several key passes closed for the foreseeable, according to traffic information service Viasuisse.

Access to ski areas such as of Saas Fee and Saas Grund is impossible. While many roads in canton Graubünden, particularly around Davos, Arosa and Silvaplana, are also blocked by monster snow drifts.

Comment: Record November snowfall in Switzerland affects ski stations and roads - almost 28 inches recorded

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Cloud Lightning

Lightning bolt kills 17 cows, 2 sheep in Nigeria


THISDAY
Sat, 23 Nov 2019 11:20 UTC
The dead cows
The dead cows
No fewer than 17 cows and two sheep have been killed by lightening in Iba, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun state.

The incident happened on Friday at Gaa Eleesun, a community mostly inhabited by Fulani herdsmen in Iba.

THISDAY yesterday gathered that the thunderstorm, which struck at around 6:00pm left some residents of the community hospitalised as a result of shock.

THISDAY further gathered that the incident has caused panic among residents of the community.

Some of the villagers said that the strange incident occurred when some Fulani herdsmen had already returned from pasturing.
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Cloud Precipitation

Flood alerts as heavy rain lashes parts of France and Italy


Euronews
Sat, 23 Nov 2019 22:30 UTC
FLOOD
Parts of France have been hit by storms and heavy rain and remain on high alert of flooding over the weekend.

Eleven départements have been put on alert for storms, high winds and flooding.

Some communities have had to evacuate and head for shelter in halls and public spaces.

In Italy, Genoa and the other parts of the Liguria region endured heavy rainfall overnight and remained on red alert on Saturday.

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Overnight storm drops 10 inches of snow atop Aspen Mountain, Colorado


Post Independent
Sat, 23 Nov 2019 12:27 UTC
Aspen Mountain Ski Patrol sets off from the top to check conditions the day before officially opening the mountain on Friday, November 22, 2019.
© Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen TimesAspen Mountain Ski Patrol sets off from the top to check conditions the day before officially opening the mountain on Friday, November 22, 2019.
Opening day got a little sweeter as an overnight snowstorm dropped 10 inches of snow at the top of Aspen Mountain and set the ski area up for top-to-bottom skiing for its opening on Saturday.

Aspen Skiing Co. announced Friday that Aspen Mountain will open with 148 acres and 3,200 vertical feet of skiing. The Silver Queen Gondola, Ajax Express and Bell Mountain chairlifts will operate.

The open trails at Aspen Mountain include Bellissimo, Upper Copper, Deer Park, Dipsy Doodle, Easy Chair, One and Two Leaf, Pumphouse, Silver Bell, Pussyfoot, Silver Dip and Spar Gulch.

Skico announced earlier this week it would open 75 acres of terrain on Aspen Mountain and 60 acres at Snowmass. Initially, there wasn't enough snow on the upper portion of Aspen Mountain for the early opening. The snowmaking system only covers some trails on the lower two-thirds of the ski area. But with 10 inches of snowfall by dawn Friday and more snow falling, Skico was able to prepare more terrain.

Snowmass will still be offering 60 acres for its early opening. The Village Express chairlift will operate to midway, providing access on trails down to Fanny Hill. The Elk Camp Gondola will also serve Elk Camp Meadows beginners' area.
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Hail hits Phoenix, snow plagues Denver and the weather forecast ahead of holiday travel rush

Emily Shapiro and Max Golembo
ABC News
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:07 UTC
Snow
Stormy weather is expected to start this weekend and last through Thanksgiving week.

On Thursday, a storm in the west dumped more than 1 foot of snow from northern Arizona to the Colorado Rockies. Even the Grand Canyon saw up to three inches.

Meanwhile, heavy hail struck Phoenix, Arizona, coating roads and neighborhoods, nearly looking like snow.

That same storm brought about 1 inch of snow and freezing rain to Denver Thursday night, causing dangerous driving conditions and a crash involving over 50 cars.
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