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Keeping track of snowfall in a changing climate

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Tourism, energy production and water supplies are all tightly connected to snow availability. In a context of climate change, keeping an eye on snowfall is ever more important.

21/12/2020

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Japan braces for heavy snowfall in mountainous areas

Weather officials in Japan warned that there will be more heavy snow this weekend, mainly in the mountainous areas of Hokkaido, Hokuriku and Kanto-Koshin regions.

19/12/2020

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Blizzards sweep large amounts of snow onto Russia's northernmost city

In the past two months, about 400,000 tonnes of snow were removed from Norilsk.

02/12/2020

Green News

Pink snow in the Italian Alps could be linked to global warming

Ice could be melting faster in the Alps due to a peculiar plant causing the mountains to go from white to pink.

06/07/2020

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Russians amuse in creative home-made sledge riding

Russians competed in a downhill competition for the most creative home-made sledge on Sunday.

15/03/2020

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Death toll rises after Storm Gloria batters Catalonia's coast

The storm, which has wrought havoc on huge swathes of Spain's eastern and southern coastline, has killed at least 13 people.

24/01/2020

Green News

Norway has run out of snow, so they’re making it artificially instead

The country famous for its icy conditions is suffering the consequences of climate change.

24/01/2020

World News

The Brief: High levels of microplastics found in Arctic snow

The Brief: High levels of microplastics found in Arctic snow. Scientists say these tiny particles could be airborne across vast distances - raising concerns over the potential risk to both human and animal health.

15/08/2019

France

Winter returns to France, with snow and ice on the Côte d'Azur

Parts of the French Riviera resembled a ski resort at the weekend as a cold front brought ice and snow to the Côte D’Azur.

05/05/2019

Germany

Parts of Germany receive a sprinkling of snow in May

With only weeks before summer officially starts residents of Germany's central Harz mountains were greeted with a thin layer of snow on Saturday.

04/05/2019

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Russia's Kemerovo ski resort dresses up for carnival

Hundreds of extreme snow lovers made a massive descent in bright carnival In the Kemerovo region on the territory of the famous ski resort Sheregesh

07/04/2019

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Motorcyclers race in Italian moutains

Italy's "Race and Snow" event sees motorbikes climb snowy slopes

19/03/2019

Climate Now

January 2019 fourth warmest on record

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January 2019 witnesses extreme cold and rising temperatures across the planet.

15/02/2019

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Hundreds take part in large public snowball fight in Tacoma, Washington

Several hundred people showed up at Wright Park in Tacoma on Saturday, after a local resident Stacy Stevens put up a post on Facebook the day before saying there would be a huge public snowball fight.

10/02/2019

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Estonia holds annual sauna marathon

The rules of the game are simple: teams are giving a map of all the participating saunas and have to spend at least three minutes in each one as well as nominate a team-member to jump into an ice hole at each stop

05/02/2019

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The annual Sapporo snow festival kicks off

Visitors are flocking to the city of Sapporo on Japan`s northern island of Hokkaido to see snow and ice sculptures as the annual snow festival kicks off.

04/02/2019

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Young snowboarders show off their skills on French streets

Two young brothers and their friend took advantage of the fresh snow in Briancon, a commune in France's Hautes-Alpes region, on Friday by snowboarding through the streets of its iconic old town.

03/02/2019

World News

Big freeze: Cold weather and snow to sweep western Europe this weekend

Some parts will see temperatures drop 12C below the seasonal average.

01/02/2019

Russia

Watch: Animals at Moscow zoo have fun in snow

Nearly half a month's worth of snow fell on the Russian capital over the weekend.

31/01/2019

Germany

Heavy snowfall causes chaos on roads in southwest Germany

There was chaos on the highways in southwest Germany on Monday after heavy snowfall and icy conditions left motorists to navigate slippery roads.

28/01/2019