Climate Change: The Next Generation: Munich Re Says Natural Disasters in Germany Tripled Since 1970 on Climate

German insurers’ losses from natural catastrophes are rising as global climate change causes more inundations and storms, Munich Re said.
Weather-related events have more than tripled in the country over the past 40 years, Peter Hoeppe, who heads the Munich-based reinsurer’s Geo Risks Research Department, told journalists in Dusseldorf today.

Snowstorms set up Sierra Nevada ski resorts for busy Presidents Day weekend - latimes.com

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The latest in a string of powerful storms dropped heavy snow Friday in the Sierra Nevada and set up ski resorts for a busy Presidents Day weekend, but it also caused more traffic delays and school closures.

The Alpine Meadows ski resort just north of Lake Tahoe reported up to 4 feet of new snow over a 24-hour period ending Friday morning, for a total of as much as 9 feet of snow since the storms began Monday. Most other Sierra resorts reported 4 to 7 feet of new snow this week.