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Romanian Towns Buried Under 15 Feet of Snow

Kevin Spak — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:34:06 CST

Authorities declared an alert in Eastern Romania today, as military planes flew in emergency aid to towns and villages that have been cut off from the rest of the country for days by staggering quantities of snow. In some places, people have had to dig tunnels through up to 15...

300 Dead in European Cold Snap

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:10:00 CST

Now in its second week, a European cold snap has claimed more than 300 lives and sent hundreds more to hospitals, the Telegraph and BBC report. Some temperatures have plunged as low as -40 Fahrenheit. Ukraine still has it worst with 131 officially dead—most of them homeless—and 1,...

Winter Storm Pounds Colorado

Matt Cantor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:48:28 CST

Heavy snowfall in Colorado has shut down sections of I-70 and I-25 amid a number of accidents, as snow piled up at two inches per hour on the Eastern Plains. An area near Denver has already seen a foot and a half of snow, and another foot is likely in...

58 Dead in European Cold Snap

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:46:47 CST

Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell. In all, at least 58 people have died from the cold in Europe over the last...

Floods, Ice Hit Northwest After Snowstorm

Matt Cantor — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:25:05 CST

Days after a new "Snowmaggedon" slammed the Pacific Northwest, an ice storm and floods have left two dead in the region. Seattle's snow began Tuesday night; the city measured a daily snowfall of 6.8 inches early yesterday, blowing away the previous record of 2.9 inches in 1954. Washington's...

Worst Snowstorm Since 1985 Headed for Seattle

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:54:07 CST

A major snowstorm is expected to hit Seattle tonight, dumping as much as a foot by tomorrow evening. And it looks like things will get worse: Weather.com is predicting up to 18 inches in parts of the Seattle area within 48 hours; MSNBC notes that is three times the...

Blizzard Strands Thousands in Austria

Matt Cantor — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:15:33 CST

A 10-foot snowfall in the Austrian alps has left tens of thousands of visitors stranded, reports the Telegraph . Fears of avalanche have prompted the closure of dozens of roads and left popular resort villages isolated. "This is a type of snowfall the like of which we have not seen for...

Snowstorm Hits Western US

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:15:57 CST

Heavy snow from a winter storm blanketed parts of the West today, stranding motorists throughout New Mexico and delaying holiday travelers trying to fly in and out of Albuquerque and Denver. The snow and high winds struck the region yesterday and forced dozens of drivers off Interstate 40 after severe...

Mother of All Storms Hits Alaska

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:28:00 CST

Roofs are being ripped off and residents are seeking higher ground today as Alaska’s western coast is pummeled by a storm the likes of which hasn't been seen since 1974. In Nome, which is bearing the brunt of the severe weather, water is pooling at the base of buildings, one...