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Rare snow socks New Orleans as Arctic blast chills much of US
Washington (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 Bitter Arctic air plunged more than half the United States into a deep freeze Tuesday, including New Orleans, where the heaviest snow in decades brought dangerous conditions to the famously festive Gulf Coast city. Temperatures dropped more than 30 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius) below average across large swaths of the country, causing airports, schools and health clinics to shutter and major roadways to close due to ice and freezing rain. Over 170 million Americans were enduring an esp ... read more |
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Thousands of flights cancelled, delayed over US stormSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 11, 2025 More than 3,000 flights were cancelled Friday and thousands more hit by delays due to a storm in the southern United States, airlines and tracking website FlightAware reported. ... more 
E-Power hits the slopes: new wave of snow sports emergesLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 Following in the footsteps of electric scooters on land and wakeboards at sea, young entrepreneurs are bringing electric power to snow travel with self-propelled skis and all-terrain skates. ... more 
Winter storm leaves large US region blanketed in snow, iceWashington (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 A major storm system that blanketed a large swathe of the central and eastern United States in snow and ice - disrupting travel for millions and contributing to at least five deaths - was headed offshore Monday night, forecasters said. ... more 
Frigid temps hit US behind major winter stormWashington (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 Frigid temperatures across a large US area complicated efforts Tuesday at restoring power and clearing roads after a major winter storm plowed through the central plains to the Atlantic coast. ... more |
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Avalanche buries three taking Swiss Alps avalanche courseGeneva (AFP) Dec 7, 2024 A giant snow slab broke away and barrelled down a mountainside, briefly burying three people out of dozens participating in an avalanche course in the Swiss Alps Saturday, rescue services said. ... more
South Korea officials say three dead in heavy snowfallSeoul (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Heavy snowfall blanketed South Korea for a second consecutive day Thursday, resulting in three deaths overall and disrupting flights and ferry services, authorities said. ... more
As Arctic warms, Santa runs short of snow; as SKorean capital gets record Nov snowfallRovaniemi, Finland (AFP) Nov 27, 2024 With a month to go until Christmas, Santa Claus is busy preparing, but the warming climate and lack of snow in his Arctic hometown have him worried. ... more 
Snow, winds cause traffic chaos and power outages in Balkan countriesBelgrade (AFP) Nov 22, 2024 Balkan countries faced traffic disruptions and electricity outages due to heavy snowstorms and winds on Friday. ... more 
Finland snowstorm leaves tens of thousands without powerHelsinki (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 Up to 80,000 households in Finland lost power on Thursday and traffic was disrupted as the country's first big snowstorm of the season brought strong winds, the Finnish Meteorological Institute told AFP. ... more |
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Snow returns to Mount Fuji
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 09, 2024 Mount Fuji, the tallest peak in Japan, has experienced its first snowfall following one of the longest snow-free periods on record in 130 years. On 7 November, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission documented this significant event, capturing a clear image of Mount Fuji's iconic snowcap. This observation came just a day after the Shizuoka branch of the Japan Meteorological Agency first reported snowfall on the mountain. The Sentinel-2 mission, part of the European Space Agency's Copernicus progr ... read more
China aims to boost winter sports industry with 1.5 trillion yuan goal by 2030Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2024 China has launched a strategic plan to drive growth in its ice and snow economy, with winter sports, tourism, and equipment manufacturing at the forefront, targeting a 1.5 trillion yuan ($211 billio ... more |
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Snow seen on Mount Fuji after record absenceTokyo (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed Wednesday, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes. ... more 
Snow forecast next week on Mt Fuji, at lastFujikawaguchi (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Japan's Mount Fuji, snowless for the longest since records began 130 years ago, is expected to finally get its famous white cap back next week, a local forecaster said on Thursday. ... more
SNOWWI completes successful airborne tests for NASA snow measuring programLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2024 In the mountainous areas of the western United States, summer heat triggers snowmelt from peaks, sending vital water flows into rivers and reservoirs that supply fresh water to millions of people. I ... more
Still no snow on Japan's Mount Fuji, breaking recordTokyo (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 Japan's Mount Fuji remained snow-less as of Monday - the latest date that its majestic slopes have been bare since records began 130 years ago, the weather agency said. ... more 
Skiing calls on UN climate science to combat melting futureGeneva (AFP) Oct 3, 2024 World skiing's governing body joined forces with the UN's weather agency on Thursday in a bid to feed its meteorological expertise into managing the "existential threat" to winter sports posed by climate change. ... more |
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