Cold weather leaves thousands without power

Roads blocked, flights cancelled, trains disrupted, schools shut – and little sign of improvement in weather before Thursday. Severe weather warnings covering most of England, Northern Ireland and...

Fears that Snow could plunge Britain into triple-dip recession

Fears are mounting that the heavy snowfall across Britain could plunge the very fragile economy into a triple-dip recession. Official figures next week are expected to show that output fell in the fourth quarter...

UK snow: Schools and transport hit by disruption

More than 3,000 schools have been closed and countless other activities cancelled in England and Wales as a band of heavy snow affects most of the UK. Transport is disrupted with flights at Heathrow, Bristol and ...

Chaos on UK roads and railways to continue today warn forecasters

Chaos on the M25 in southern England but London's kept clear as snow brought widespread disruption to much of Britain yesterday, with hundreds of flights cancelled, trains services delayed and motorists stuck in...

England is a big place, and weather varied - Is it snowing?

Last week I wrote about a snow storm hitting Wales. Did it happen? Maybe in Snowdon it snowed. I have boots on the ground in London so I know what’s happening there. It is cold, for certain. I have...

Snow fell in Snowdon, Wales

Ambiguity remains in the forecast I checked this morning and there are no weather warnings in the UK except maybe a “yellow” cautionary warning for the mountainous North Wales. For certain, it snowed in...

Wales gets snow Sunday

How bad can it be? We'll have to wait until Monday morning to know for certain. Weather reporters say about 10 cm of snow will fall and that is about 4 inches. It is enough to make roads slippery. It seems pretty...

Coors Light vs. Ice Cube: The “Super Cold” Battle

As the World’s Most Refreshing Beer, many wish to battle Coors Light for the “Super Cold” title, but until now, never has the challenge been so great. In what may be the greatest battle of the coldest yet,...

Snow in Tehran

Shariati road, winter 2001. A snowy day in Tehran, 10 years ago ... Taken with my first digital camera, Nikon Coolpix 2500 1.5 Megapixel.Source: Schah daily photography

Morning after the big snow

Compared with last year’s six foot drifts, this was a baby snow. Yet, there are many closings and late starts this morning. The President made it home last night just before the heaviest dump clogged the freeway....

Live Report: DC Snow

Snowing in earnest in Washington DC Government closed two hours early this afternoon and the freeway is clogged as the snow is falling in earnest now. We are expecting between three and six inches. If we get the...

Return to normalcy in London after snow

I expect sunshine on arrival Thursday followed by rain and more rain. That’s the way I like it, uh huh, uh huh. Virgin Atlantic has given us the go and said there are lots of folks who cancelled. More space for...

Yikes, the blizzard has struck Europe

Last year it was a volcano, and this year it is snow that is impeding air traffic to Europe. Hey, I am on my way. I am more accustomed to those gentle and milder winters in London at least. I enjoy the walks on...

YankeeJim’s 2010 Storm Alert

Update 2:11 PM:I walked three miles round trip to the grocery and accumulation is about 2 inches and continuing to fall. Roads are slippery as the snow is wet and fell onto frozen turf, therefore,ice is...

Roads in Paris region freeze over after heavy snowfall

" Snow and ice have paralysed much of the region around the French capital Paris, stranding thousands of motorists and air passengers for the night. Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux asked drivers to leave their...
 

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