The moon is almost full and that gives us an excuse to admire the mysterious white light of our nearest heavenly neighbor gazing down on us from 238,000 miles away – if the weather permits a good sighting. February’s full moon was known by Native American and European tribes as the Snow Moon, or sometimes … Read more
Blizzard conditions are expected in some parts of the UK as the public prepares for two storms in one week. Storm Dudley will hit first, expected to result in wins of 90mph, bringing with it heavy snow showers from Wednesday night into Thursday morning. However, just as Dudley is calming down, Storm Eunice is set … Read more
Snow caused delays at Games; Kaillie Humphries close to gold, ice dance medals Sunday The post Snow caused delays at Games; Kaillie Humphries close to gold, ice dance medals Sunday appeared first on XDigitalNews.
Kirsty Muir’s second shot at claiming an Olympic medal has been put on hold after heavy snow-fall caused the postponement of women’s ski-slopestyle qualifying at Genting Snow Park. With no improvement forecast, officials took the decision to re-schedule the event for Monday morning, with the equivalent men’s competition pushed back to the following day. The … Read more
Kirsty Muir’s second shot at claiming an Olympic medal has been put on hold after heavy snow-fall caused the postponement of women’s ski-slopestyle qualifying at Genting Snow Park. With no improvement forecast, officials took the decision to re-schedule the event for Monday morning, with the equivalent men’s competition pushed back to the following day. The … Read more
With no mobile phone signal for miles around, one walker in the Scottish Highlands had no other choice but to leave clues in the snow as to his whereabouts. Mountain rescue teams had started a search for a 40-year-old man who was unable to reach Aviemore as planned on Sunday due to treacherous weather conditions, … Read more
One person was killed and four others injured in an avalanche in western Austria on Saturday – a day after two other avalanches killed seven skiers A police helicopter and emergency teams work at the site of an avalanche on February 4 ( Image: LIEBL DANIEL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Eight people have died in a series of avalanches … Read more
A couple who had been “snowed in” in a cabin in Northern California since early December were rescued by helicopter on Tuesday after an ordeal lasting nearly two months, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol’s Valley Division Air operations received a call from the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office requesting help rescuing the couple and their … Read more
The Hill 70,000 without power in Texas due to massive storm Severe winter weather has left nearly 70,000 Texans without power as of Thursday morning, as freezing temperatures continue to move eastward across the USAccording to poweroutage.us, another 24,000 customers in Arkansas have also lost power. These outages comes roughly one year after massive power … Read more
Police in New Jersey are investigating a snowplow driver who appears on video to intentionally spray two Orthodox Jewish men with snow and ice. The investigation by the Lakewood Police Department was confirmed Tuesday by Township of Lakewood Mayor Raymond G. Coles. Coles said in a statement: “I was appalled and shaken when I saw … Read more