Now playing Next world news Heavy snow causes chaos in Alpine region Avalanche warnings across the Alps in Switzerland, Italy and Austria. 22/01/2018
Now playing Next Switzerland Thousands trapped as Zermatt cut off by snow again Villages are cut off and isolated as the railway and the roads were closed due to the danger of avalanches. This includes the Swiss ski resort of Zermatt for the second time in two weeks 21/01/2018
Now playing Next no comment Cold snap converts beach of Lake Michigan into an ice sculpture park High humidity and low temperature enveloped the trees and grasses with ice and frost around the lake, forming natural-looking ice sculptures of various shapes. 17/01/2018
Now playing Next no comment Heavy snow strands 430 people overnight on train in Japan Around 430 passengers in Niigata Prefecture were forced to spend the night on a packed four-car train after it got stranded by heavy snow along the Sea of Japan coast. 12/01/2018
Now playing Next France How do ski resorts manage the risk of avalanches? Explosives powerful enough to blow up a house are being used to keep skiers safe from the risk of avalanches. 10/01/2018
Now playing Next world news Thousands stranded in European ski resorts Improving weather likely to end ordeal for tourists trapped for up to two days by heavy snow and avalanche alerts. 10/01/2018
Now playing Next no comment Zermatt: airlifted to safety Helicopters fly stranded tourists out of the Swiss resort. 10/01/2018
Now playing Next France Alps hit by 'once-in-a-generation' snow storms Hundreds of roads across the Alps in France, Italy and Switzerland were closed, cutting off resorts and villages, after the kind of snowfall that only comes once every 30 years. 09/01/2018
Now playing Next Switzerland Zermatt: 13,000 stranded as high risk of avalanche threatens ski resor The Swiss resort has been fully closed to traffic in and out since Monday evening after authorities raised the avalanche risk to the maximum level of five. 09/01/2018
Now playing Next Algeria Snow falls in the Sahara Desert Not even the Sahara can escape January's cold snap 09/01/2018
Now playing Next world news From snow to sunshine: Europe's chaotic winter weather From snow in Spain, to rising French and German rivers: Europe struggles under winter weather, but in Hungary temperatures hit unusual highs. 08/01/2018
Now playing Next world news Snow and wet weather wreak havoc across Europe Heavy snow and rainfall have prompted several countries to issue alerts and order evacuations amid threats of floodings, landslides and avalanches 06/01/2018
Now playing Next USA US braces for cold New Year's Eve A large swathe of the northern US from Montana to Maine is expected to see temperatures below -12 degrees Celsius - and that's putting lives at risk. 31/12/2017
Now playing Next Germany German boy electrocuted in snowball fight A 16-year old German boy has died after starting a snowball fight with friends and touching an electric line above a train 29/12/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'Adverse weather' strands hundreds at London Stansted Hundreds of frustrated passengers were stranded at London Stansted Airport on Wednesday night because of 'adverse weather' 28/12/2017
Now playing Next no comment Snow funny business Americans are behaving responsibly with huge snow drifts 28/12/2017
Now playing Next USA Record snowfall in the US Across the United States snow continues to fall 28/12/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom More disruption as heavy snow hits large parts of the UK Yellow weather alerts have been issued for ice in Scotland, Northern Ireland and north-east England and snow in Wales and parts of England. 27/12/2017
Now playing Next USA US town buried under snow 135 cm of snow has fallen in the town of Erie, Pennsylvania 27/12/2017