Record cold and snow have descended upon the planet this Winter and even in the summer in some places. The cold is spreading as the latest satellite data reveals that despite a huge El Nino, global temperatures are not statistically warmer than 1998. The global warming “pause” continues. See: Death Of Global Temperature ‘Pause’ Greatly Exaggerated – 2016 Not Statistically Warmer Than 1998 & Despite new claims, global warming temperature pause ‘still going strong’ & The Pause Lives on: Global Satellites: 2016 not Statistically Warmer than 1998 Round up of global record cold and snow Via: https://www.iceagenow.info/ Record cold, then freezing rain in Portland metro New cold record set in Finland California – 6½ feet of snow in 72 hours – Homewood ski area has received 79 inches (200 cm) of snow in the past 72 hours. Continue reading California – 6½ feet of snow in 72 hours→ Ten to fifteen feet of snow for California Austria – “Winter is returning – and how!”

Far colder than normal in Russia

-40ºC (-40ºF) frosts to come in Central Russia. Within 3-5 days, the average daily temperature is expected to be 10-15 degrees below normal. In the north-east district (Kostroma and Ivanovo regions) predicted the strongest -40°C frosts. In Moscow, the morning temperature will range from -23 to – 28°C, the whole region to -33°C. The danger is that the low temperature will be accompanied by strong

Snowing in New Zealand – In high summer

“Here in New Zealand, where it’s supposed to be high summer, we’ve got snow falling to 800 metres (2,400 ft) today in the South Island,” says reader. “Then yet another colder snap for the weekend with MORE snow. “R.I.P. the man-made theory of catastrophic cooking!” http://www.metservice.com/mountain/southern-lakes Thanks to Greg Salmond for this info. The post Snowing in New Zealand – In high sum

California – 6½ feet of snow in 72 hours

Homewood ski area has received 79 inches (200 cm) of snow in the past 72 hours. Squaw Valley and June Mountain aren’t far behind. See list of California ski areas: http://www.onthesnow.com/california/skireport.html Thanks to Tony R for this link The post California – 6½ feet of snow in 72 hours appeared first on Ice Age Now .

Ten to fifteen feet of snow for California

Several feet of snow have already fallen in the Sierra Nevada, with several more feet on the way. One ski area, Squaw Alpine, has recorded 4.5 feet (137 cm) of snow, according to its Twitter account. Another 10 to 15 feet (3 to 4.5 meters) of snow could bury portions of the Sierra over the next 10 days, according to WeatherBell meteorologist Ryan Maue. See entire forecast: http://www.usatoday.com

Austria – “Winter is returning – and how!”

“With 40 centimeters (16 inches) of fresh snow and hurricane winds up to 161 km / h it is really uncomfortable.” In the Alps it snows strongly. Up to 40 cm of fresh snow is expected, says Hannes Rieder from the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) in Styria. “With what already lies and the strong wind it can set (cause snow drifts?) up to 1,5 meters (4½ ft).” In the west, too,

“Brutal cold” in Germany

5 Jan 2017 – In the east and south German highlands temperatures have already plummeted to – 10 C. But it will get a lot worse. In the night from Friday to Saturday some parts of Germany temperatures are expected to drop to minus 25 C (-13F). http://www.wetter.de/cms/nach-sturm-und-schnee-kommt-die-brutale-kaelte-4060570.html Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link “And what does Dutch televisi

“Great cold” in eastern France

“Grand froid: – 15°C dans l’Est de la France,” reads the headline. 5 Jan 2017 – Temperatures will reach -15 degrees (5°F) in parts of France tomorrow. You will want to don several layers of clothes before going out. A cold spell coming from Scandinavia, then to Central Europe, will affect France today and continue on Friday. This powerful icy descent is expected to result in “frosts all over the

Idaho – Most snow on the ground, any day of the year, any year

Boise sets TWO snowfall records. This morning, the National Weather Service measured a record 15 inches of snow on the ground at the Boise Airport. That breaks the record for total snowfall sitting on the ground, on any day of the year, in any year. The previous snow-depth record of 13 inches was set on December 30, 1983 and again December 2, 1985. Second record more than doubles previous record Yesterday, Boise received 6.5 inches of new snow, the most snow ever recorded on January 4th and more than double the previous record of 3.2 inches set in 1951.

Villages isolated by snow in Iraq

Temperature drops to 6 below zero 4 Jan 2016 – A local official in Erbil reported Wednesday that snowfall and low temperatures in mountainous areas disabled transportation in some areas. The director of the border Sidekan north of Erbil, Karwan Karim Khan, said that “last night saw the fall of the estimated amounts of snow with 12 cm in the center,” noting that “the temperature dropped to 6 below

Getting colder again over parts of Canadian west

Snow and freezing rain further east. SASKATCHEWAN 03 January 2017 Extreme Cold Warning for City of Saskatoon and a HUGE number of other areas (see link) Extreme cold continues in central Saskatchewan. An arctic ridge of high pressure building into southern Saskatchewan caused temperatures to tumble to -30 C (-22 F) with wind chills near the -40 C (-40 F) mark. Saskatoon registered a wind chill of

Schools in E. Idaho (where it’s COLD) – close because it’s TOO cold

Wind chills expected to reach minus 30 (-34C) across eastern Idaho tomorrow. Idaho Falls School District 91 and Bonneville Joint School District 93 have announced that all schools will be closed Thursday due to the predicted cold weather. http://www.postregister.com/articles/featured-news/2017/01/04/many-area-schools-will-be-closed-thursday Thanks to Bill Sellers for this link The post Schools in

39 inches of snowfall in 24 hours

“Mission Ridge Ski Area in Washington State reported 39 inches (1 meter) of snowfall in 24 hours from Sunday to Monday,” says reader. “I was there to ski the very deep dry powder all day Monday! Long live skiing which will not be dying anytime soon thanks to bountiful powder snow and cold which I have seen every season of my 35 years consecutive years of skiing! Cliff Mass Weather Blog on the 39″

India – Heavy snowfall closes Mughal road for third straight day

The historic Mughal road connecting south Kashmir with Poonch in Pir Panjal area of Jammu remains closed. 4 Jan 2017 – Continuous snowfall has hampered the road clearance work, said Executive Engineer Mughal Road project Maqbool Hussain. http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/pir-panjal/mughal-road-closed-for-third-straight-day-after-heavy-snowfall/237861.html http://www.greaterkashmir.com/cms/gall_

Turkey – Flooded minaret now surrounded by snow

Very interesting photos of heavy snowfall in the Turkish town of Agri. 2 Jan 2017 – Images on social network sites show thick snow covering streets and homes in the Turkish city of Agri, and the minaret of the mosque surrounded by snow. The village, the Turkish mosque, and most of its homes were flooded under the water created by the “Aasega” dam, and the minaret has become an important landmark

Abandoned in the middle of a blizzard … police found her body

Bulgarian police reported finding the body of a Somali immigrant in Mount Stranja near the Turkish border. 3 Jan 2017 – The young woman was in a group of about 30 illegal immigrants caught by police about 40 km from the border. Police learned during interrogation that the group abandoned the woman amid a blizzard. The body of migratory Monday, noting that temperatures at night temperatures fell t