Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Most Snow Since 1966 In Paradiski

The huge Paradiski ski domain in the French Alps which combines Les Arcs, Peisey Vallandry and La Plagne with 425km of piste says snow levels in parts of its vast domain are the deepest they have been at this time of year for 46 years.

The heat trapped by global warming equals 1 million Hiroshima bombs a day | Grist

Our waste heat warms the atmosphere, too — and it’s getting worse | Grist

Mark Flanner of the National Center for Atmospheric Research has calculated that waste heat could directly warm industrialized parts of the world by between 0.4 °C and 0.9 °C by 2100, reports New Scientist.

Drought and Cold Snap Cause Food Crisis in Northern Mexico - NYTimes.com

MEXICO CITY — A drought that a government official called the most severe Mexico had ever faced has left two million people without access to water and, coupled with a cold snap, has devastated cropland in nearly half of the country.

Winter Rain in Eilat, Square Tires in Alaska - Inside Israel - News - Israel National News

Across the ocean in Alaska, which is used to frigid weather, residents are battling extremely low temperatures that have reached minus 60 Fahrenheit and minus 51 Celsius. The freeze has even affected the shape of car tires, making them more square than round.

While Israelis are thrilled at more than three feet of snow on the upper slopes of the Hermon, the snowfall in parts of Alaska have reached 25 feet so far this year.

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