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France

Paris snow seen from outer space

A satellite photographed Paris after last week's exceptional snowfall, resulting in stunning views of the City of Lights from 800 km above ground.

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Skiers head to snowy slopes of Paris' Sacre Coeur cathedral

The weather continues to cause havoc in the French capital which is still recovering from severe flooding last month

France

Transport chaos as Paris snowbound

Stranded commuters express anger at rail cancellations and uncleared roads.

World News

Snow 2018: how does it compare with previous years?

We looked into the data of six ski resorts around Europe to find out whether this year’s snowfall is exceptional.

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Spain

Heavy snow causes disruption in Madrid

Heavy snowfall shut down two of the main airport's runways and created chaos on the city's highways.

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Record snowfall blankets Moscow

Record snowfall has hit Moscow, downing thousands of trees and covering the Russian capital in almost half a metre of snow in less than 24 hours. Russia's Meteorological Office said on Monday (February 5) that more than a month's average of snow fell over the weekend.

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Annual snow battle gets underway in Russia

The annual Yukigassen snow battle competition has begun in the northern Russian city of Murmansk.

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Multi-car pile-up shuts down Missouri highway

Icy roads in the US state of Missouri caused a mulitple vehicle pile-up and shut down the highway.

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Heavy snowfall and blizzards hit Moscow

The wintery weather is expected to continue in Moscow through the next several days with temperatures dropping down to -8 degrees celsius.

Saudi Arabia

Unusual snowfall blankets northern Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's northwestern Tabuk region was blanketed in a white sheet of snow and locals wasted no time in sharing photos and videos before it melted away again.

World News

Europe's weather woes continue

Heavy flooding and avalanches continues to cause havoc across Europe.

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Watch: Heavy snow steals show at Davos

The extreme weather blocked some routes into the city, while several pre-summit meeting had to be cancelled or delayed.

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Heavy snow causes chaos in Alpine region

Avalanche warnings across the Alps in Switzerland, Italy and Austria.

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

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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Zermatt: airlifted to safety

Helicopters fly stranded tourists out of the Swiss resort.

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.