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| Snow continues to fall as Rob Smith clears his driveway outside his home in Lakewood, February, 02, 2016. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) |
February 2, 2016 - EARTH - The following articles constitutes several of the latest reports on heavy snowfall, low temperatures and snow storms as global cooling continues across the Earth.
Storm drops over a foot of snow in Denver
The worst of the weather is over for at least a week in Denver, forecasters said following a heavy storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in some parts of the city.Lingering light snow could fall through noon in the metro area, said National Weather Service in Boulder meteorologist Todd Dankers, but it should taper off as the sun peeks through.
"We're not seeing any more accumulation," Dankers said. "Through this afternoon, things should considerably improve."
Wind is still hammering the plains northeast of Denver, causing blowing snow that is wreaking havoc on road visibility. The heavy gusts are likely to continue until 4 p.m. in places like Limon and Akron.
Temperatures will drop Tuesday night, Dankers said, with wind chill values making it feel like -2 degrees in Denver.
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| Cars slowly make it down the street in Denver. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post) |
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| Snow continues to fall as Rob Smith clears his driveway outside his home in Lakewood, Feb. 2, 2016. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) |
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| A man grabs a large broom to brush off his car along Jackson St. near Illiff Ave during a heavy snowstorm February 02, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) |
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| Young Tre Schlegel,
5, makes a path across Warren Ave at Madison St. to make way for his
grandmother later in the day during a heavy snowstorm February 02, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) |
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| Eric Serrano, left,
and Art Tellez puts on chains on their garbage truck, February, 02,
2016. The two garbage men were sliding all over the road when they decided to chain up for the rest of their route in Lakewood. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) |
Tuesday is expected to be dry and mostly sunny, Dankers said, with a high in the upper 20s.
The next chance of snow could be Monday when a surge of colder Canadian air moves in.
"It could just be light snow," Dankers said. "It's hard to tell right now."
The storm seemed slow to arrive before hitting the metro with force overnight, dropping as much as 14 inches in some areas. Denver Public Works deployed its fleet of residential plows Tuesday morning to help keep residential streets passable. The residential snowplow drivers will make a single pass down each of Denver's residential streets, shaving off the top few inches of snowpack to make the roadways more drivable and prevent rutting, according to a news release.
Meanwhile, Denver's fleet of big snowplows will continue to run their routes, plowing and dropping de-icing materials on Denver's main streets, or most streets with stripes.
The worst hours for the storm were between 8 p.m. and 10 to 11 p.m. Monday, with the storm hitting the mountains and higher foothills hardest.
The Tuesday morning commute was complicated by snowpacked, slick roads. Many schools announced closures for the day.
Adverse weather and treacherous conditions forced the closure of I-70 from just east of Denver, at Airpark Road, to the Kansas border Monday night.
Denver International Airport reported 10 inches of snow to the National Weather Service, and as of about 8 a.m. 126 flights had been canceled for Tuesday.
"We're in full-de-icing mode so expect delays of 20 minutes for that," said Heath Montgomery, DIA spokesman.
He added that flights could be delayed a total of one hour because of blowing snow. Some 200 people are working to clear the airport's runways and tarmacs.
"Peña Boulevard is in pretty good shape this morning but there are patchy areas of ice so please be careful going to the airport," Montgomery said.
The high Tuesday in Denver is expected to reach the mid-20s before dropping into single digits overnight.
Snowfall amounts varied around the state. Crested Butte received 7 inches of new snow and Wolf Creek got 25.
Thirteen inches of snow fell in Westminster and Boulder and 11 ½ inches fell in Fort Collins. Colorado Springs got about 12 inches with up to 16 inches in northern El Paso County around the Palmer Divide, the Gazette reports.
Temperatures are expected to gradually climb through the week as the storm clouds clear out. The high is expected to be 29 on Wednesday and 34 on Thursday and Friday. - Denver Post.
Japanese city sees first recorded snowfall
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| People try to navigate heavy snowfall in Amami Ohshima in Japan, an island that has not seen snow in more than a century. (Source: TV Asahi/CNN) |
The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed Nago on the tropical island of Okinawa saw snow for the first time in recorded history, while the island of Amami Ohshima had its first snowfall in 115 years.
Many other cities throughout western and northern Japan experienced historic snowfalls, including in Nagasaki. The city was blanketed in about 7 inches despite snow being a rarity there.
At least three people died on Sunday. In Niigata city, a 63-year-old man was washed away while trying to shovel off snow blocking a river. His wife was also discovered dead after trying to rescue him. Another 80-year-old man was run over by a snow shovel car.
WATCH: Raw - First snow on tropical Japanese island.
More than 60 flights were canceled due to heavy snow, according to transport authorities.
Record low temperatures have wreaked havoc in several Asian countries, with 85 people reported dead in Taiwan and tens of thousands stranded at airports because of the unprecedented cold snap.
In South Korea, more than 90,000 saw their flights canceled over the weekend due to bad weather. More than 10,000 travelers faced severe delays at Kunming Airport in southwestern China.
Taiwan authorities advised people to stay indoors after the deaths, and temperatures in Hong Kong, China, forced kindergartens and primary schools to shut Monday.
China renewed an orange alert, its second most serious weather warning. Major highways were blocked by snow and sleet as peak travel season for the Lunar New Year vacation kicked off. - World Now.
Record cold kills more than 50,000 livestock and poultry in Vietnam
Unforgiving cold in the north has killed more than 50,000 cattle and poultry, according to newspaper reports. This includes more than 9,000 animals and 43,000 poultry.At a press conference on Jan 29, 2016, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development announced that the Ministry has recommended support for the people affected by the record cold.
He proposed “the rescheduling of bank loans to households, especially those with livestock and poultry dead.” - Vietbao. [Translated]
Heavy snowfall in Saudi Arabia
The 24 second video shows a car and a tent covered under a thick layer of snow.28 January 28, 2016 – After suspending classes in Saudi Arabia’s Northern border, the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment warned of decreasing temperatures throughout the Kingdom.
It is likely for Northern areas to witness temperatures below 0°C in light of the continual snowfall in Arar and Sakakah.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/webtv/reports/2016/01/28/Heavy-snowfall-in-Saudi-Arabia.html
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link
“In the past we have seen snowfall in
Saudi Arabia (Tabuk area), but now for the first time the word HEAVY
snowfall is being used,” says Argiris. “The 24 second video shows a car
and a tent covered under a thick layer of snow.”
- Ice Age Now.
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