France affected by severe winter drought

France affected by severe winter drought

France is facing its driest winter since 1959, with the country recording the longest winter drought since record-keeping began. The drought has been caused by a winter heat wave that has gripped Europe, causing snow to melt prematurely in the...
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Temperatures in the coldest city in the world have exceeded -50

Temperatures in the coldest city in the world have exceeded -50

In Yakutsk, the capital of the Yakutia region of Russia, known as the coldest place on Earth, the temperature dropped below -50°C this week. The average temperature in January, the coldest month, is around -40°C (-40°F), with temperatures dropping as...
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NASA says 2022 was one of the warmest years on record

NASA says 2022 was one of the warmest years on record

According to data from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record while in some parts of the world was the warmest ever. Overall, the...
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Mecca’s deserted mountains turned lush green

Mecca’s deserted mountains turned lush green

Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, is located in a desert valley in western Saudi Arabia. Images showing the otherwise arid and deserted mountains in and around the holy city, turned green after weeks of heavy rains, became viral. The...
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Winter storm claims dozens of lives in the US

Winter storm claims dozens of lives in the US

We are all dreaming of a white Christmas, and while this year most of did not get any snow, some parts of the US got way too much! Over the Christmas weekend, 37 people have died due to weather-related incidents...
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Midwestern Blizzards Bring Heavy Snow Fall in Minnesota and the Dakotas

Midwestern Blizzards Bring Heavy Snow Fall in Minnesota and the Dakotas

Minnesota and the Dakotas got heavy snow fall and gusty winds on Thursday In western Minnesota up to 11 inches of snow had been dumped by mid-afternoon Thursday according to meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein of the Twin Cities National Weather Service,...
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