Tag: snow

Early-Season Snow Blankets Beijing, Northern China

BEIJING—An early-season snowstorm blanketed much of northern China including the capital Beijing, prompting highway closures and flight and train cancellations and delays. Temperatures plunged to freezing and below as a cold front moved from west to east. A steady, blowing snow fell Sunday in Beijing, the nearby city of Tianjin, and northeastern China after hitting…


Brazil Cold Snap Gives Rare Chance for Snowmen and Snowballs

BRASILIA, Brazil—A fierce cold snap prompted snowfall in southern Brazil, with snow accumulating on streets of cities where the wintry phenomenon is rarely seen. At least 43 cities registered either snow or freezing rain late Wednesday, according to information from Climatempo, a weather service. Local television footage showed Brazilians building a snowman in a plaza…


Photos: A Beautiful Rare Leucistic Red Kite Bird Was Spotted Playing in the Snow

A beautiful and super-rare white kite bird is seen playing in the snow in this unique series of photos snapped at a red kite feeding station in Rhayader, Wales. Wildlife photographer Sean Weekly, 31, was delighted to capture some shots of the rare white bird coming to land at ground level in the snow—as these…


Antarctic Cold Set to Bring Icy and Dangerous Conditions for East Coast

A blast of cold from the Antarctic is set to hit several states this week, bringing wintry and dangerous conditions. In NSW, the Bureau of Meteorology is warning of heavy rains and snow down to 900 metres, while in Victoria, forecasters are warning of destructive winds and rainfall of up to 250 millimetres. NSW bureau…


More Wet Weather Making Its Way Into The Southland

LOS ANGELES—A winter storm will make its way into the Southland late March 9, with some mountain areas potentially seeing more than a foot of snow and the rest of the region expected to see rainy conditions into March 11. A winter storm watch will take effect March 9 and continue until Thursday evening for…


Louisiana Mom Melts Snow in Pot With Propane Torch to Bathe Her 5 Kids When Family Loses Water

In the wake of unseasonal winter weather across parts of southern United States, a Louisiana mom came up with an ingenious bathing solution when her family lost water service at their Shreveport home. With plenty of snow and a propane torch, she repurposed a crawfish pot as an outdoor bathtub for her five kids. Marie…


Loyal Dog Found Guarding Owner’s Body After He Died in the Snow, Gets Adopted by Neighbor’s Mom

A search party located the body of a man who had gone missing in California. He was with his dog at the time, and the loyal friend (who survived) had refused to leave his side for two days before they were found. The man, David Deshon, is survived by his daughter Shona, who told CBS Sacramento she…


At Least 40 Dead Due to Extreme Weather in US

The extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of at least 40 people as of Thursday, some while trying to keep warm during record freezing weather in America’s central and southern states. In the Houston area, one family died from carbon monoxide as their car idled in their garage. A 75-year-old woman and her three…


The Year of No Science

Commentary Remember “The Year of Living Dangerously”? That was a 1982 film based on a 1978 novel about a love affair during the year Sukarno was overthrown in Indonesia, 1967. 2020 and now 2021 might be called the Year or Years of No Science… or maybe Phony Science… or Pretentious Science… or, perhaps most accurately,…


Power Cut Across Texas as Snow, Ice Blanket Southern Plains

DALLAS—A winter storm dropping snow and ice also sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the United States. Rotating power outages were initiated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, early Monday morning, meaning…