Argentina: Serious frosts have led to a declaration of agricultural emergency and disaster
June 30, 2012
Filed under Argentina, South America
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, freeze, freezing, frost, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather
Agricultural emergency declared in NEA Argentina
http://atcitrus.com
6/27/2012
Serious frosts in NEA Argentina have led to a declaration of agricultural emergency and disaster for the region.
Entre Ríos governor Sergio Urribarri said he had met with president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to set out a diagnosis of the situation and plan short-to-medium term goals. He said around citrus 2,000 growers have been affected by the frosts, which impacts on 12,000 workers
Victoria, Australia: State Shivers and City Chill Sets In
June 21, 2012
Filed under australia, Victoria
Tags: australia, brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, Victoria, weather, winter
State Shivers and City Chill Sets In
http://www.theage.com.au
June 20, 2012
…Forecasters said many towns recorded below average temperatures last night, particularly in the north-east, while the frost threatened to damage crops.
Mount Baw Baw dipped to minus 6 degrees, while Mount Hotham, Omeo and Rutherglen reached minus 5 degrees, Mr Efron said.
Wangaratta recorded its lowest temperature for five years, falling to minus 4.6 degrees, and Redesdale, near Castlemaine, shivered through its coldest morning in six years, with minus 3.7 degrees, Weatherzone said.
Melbourne recorded a minimum temperature of 4.7 degrees — two degrees below average — at 12.15am…
South Africa: Get out the gloves and coats
June 19, 2012
Filed under Africa, South Africa
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, South Africa, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather, winter
Get out the gloves and coats
http://www.timeslive.co.za
11 June, 2012
WINTER took an icy grip on the country at the weekend and the authorities cautioned against extreme weather conditions.
Yesterday the Weather Service in Eastern Cape warned of intense cold, with snowfalls and rough seas, and gales.
Warnings were also issued for the Free State, where very cold conditions are expected, and in Western Cape, which will also experience rough seas.
At least three people have been reported killed, and more than 170 made homeless as a result of fires as people tried to keep themselves warm in temperatures that plummeted to -1C in Gauteng at the weekend.
Arctic Cold Blasts in South American Regions
June 16, 2012
Filed under South America
Tags: Arctic blast, brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold record, coldest June, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, record cold, record cold June, South America, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather, winter
Arctic Cold Blasts in South American Regions
http://www.plenglish.com
June 7, 2012
Brasilia, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Record cold winter temperatures have come to South America this year, in places such as the town of Quaraí in the Brazilian region known as the Western Frontier, where a temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest of the year, was registered.
Christchurch, New Zealand: Coldest day in 130 years of records
June 12, 2012
Filed under New Zealand, South Island
Tags: brrr, Christchurch, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold record, coldest June, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, New Zealand, record cold, record cold June, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather, winter
Coldest day in 130 years of records
http://www.stuff.co.nz
7 June 2012
The National Institute of Water amd Atmospheric Research says the paltry maximum temperature of 0.4 degrees Celsius at Christchurch Airport in the official 24-hour period from 9am yesterday to 9am today is the lowest in more than 130 years of record-keeping.
Germany: Coldest Start to June in 20 Years
June 8, 2012
Filed under Europe, Germany
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold record, cold summer, Europe, freeze, freezing, Germany, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, record cold, record cold June, summer, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather
Sunday in NL as cold as Christmas Day
June 7, 2012
Filed under Europe, netherlands
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold record, cold summer, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, netherlands, record cold, record cold June, summer, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather
Sunday in NL as cold as Christmas Day
http://www.rnw.nl
4 June 2012
With a maximum temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, Sunday was the Netherlands’ coldest summer’s day since 1975. Meteorological service Meteo Consult reports that it was just as ‘warm’ on Christmas Day.
Stockholm sees coldest June day in 84 years
June 5, 2012
Filed under Europe, sweden
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold record, cold summer, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, record cold, record cold June, Stockholm, summer, sweden, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather
Stockholm sees coldest June day in 84 years
http://www.thelocal.se
3 Jun 12
Stockholm broke an 84-year-old cold record on Saturday, as the capital’s temperature only reached 6 degrees Celsius, the lowest June maximum daily temperature the city has seen since 1928
Canberra chilling through coldest May in 50 years
May 31, 2012
Filed under australia, canberra
Tags: australia, brrr, canberra, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold record, coldest May, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, record cold, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather, winter
Canberra chilling through coldest May in 50 years
http://www.weatherzone.com.au
May 29, 2012
Nights in Canberra have been so cold this month that the national capital is having its coldest May in 51 years and second coldest May on record, according to weatherzone.com.au.
Overnight minimum temperatures have averaged -0.2 of a degree, compared to the long-term norm of 3.1 degrees.
The last time May averaged a minimum this low was in 1961, when it was -0.2 of a degree.
Australia: Cold snap to slow winter veg production
May 30, 2012
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Tags: australia, brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold record, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, icy, Queensland, record cold, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather, winter
Cold snap to slow winter veg production
http://www.abc.net.au
May 30, 2012
A north Queensland agricultural group says the recent cold snap will delay the winter vegetable season by almost two weeks.
Weather bureau figures show maximum temperatures for the region over the past four days have been about eight degrees Celsius below average and there has been significant rain.
