France’s Wheat Area to Slump to Nine-Year Low on Winter Kill
April 15, 2012
Filed under Europe, France
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold winter, Europe, Europe freeze 2012, France, freeze, freezing, freezing winter, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, ice, icy, snow, snowfall, snowstorm, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusual snow, unusual snowfall, unusually cold, weather, wheat, winter, Winter Kill
France’s Wheat Area to Slump to Nine-Year Low on Winter Kill
http://www.bloomberg.com
Apr 7, 2012
France’s soft-wheat growing area may fall to the lowest in nine years after freezing temperatures destroyed fields in the European Union’s largest grower of the grain, the government’s crop office reported.
Ukraine: Frost has disastrous consequences for orchards
March 26, 2012
Filed under Europe, Ukraine
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold winter, Europe, Europe freeze 2012, freeze, freezing, freezing winter, frost, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, ice, icy, orchards, severe frost, temperature, temperatures, Ukraine, unusual cold, unusual snow, unusually cold, weather, winter
Ukraine: Frost has disastrous consequences for orchards
http://www.freshplaza.com
3/22/2012
The severe frost, which controlled the weather in a large part of Ukraine from the middle of January till the end of February has had extremely damaging results for the orchards in Southern and Eastern Ukraine.
Chaos at Catalunya: Snow curtails stage three
March 23, 2012
Filed under Europe, spain
Tags: brrr, Catalunya, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold winter, Europe freeze 2012, freeze, freezing, freezing winter, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, ice, icy, Inclement weather, snow, snowfall, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusual snow, unusual snowfall, unusually cold, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, weather, winter
Snow curtails stage three
http://www.teamsky.com
21st March 2012Inclement weather conditions played havoc in Spain as stage three at the Volta a Catalunya was shortened due to snow.
The race’s queen stage set out despite the risk of wintery conditions but it soon became apparent that the final climb up to Port-Aine would be impassable due to a thick layer of snow.
For pictures of the 2012 Volta a Catalunya – Stage 4, click here
Chaos at Catalunya: Nearly 40 abandon, but officials might let them start Thursday
http://velonews.competitor.com
21 March 2012Nearly 40 riders abandoned the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya in apocalyptic race conditions during Wednesday’s weather-reduced third stage.
Rain, snow, ice and wind forced race organizers to reduce the 210km queen stage by 50km, eliminating the final two climbs, including the hors categorie summit finale that was covered in an ever-thickening blanket of snow.
Snow arrives with the Spring in Spain
March 21, 2012
Filed under Europe, spain
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold record, cold winter, Europe, Europe freeze 2012, freeze, freezing, freezing winter, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, ice, icy, record cold, snow, snowfall, spring, spring snow, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusual snow, unusual snowfall, unusually cold, weather, winter
Snow arrives with the Spring in Spain
http://www.typicallyspanish.com
Mar 19, 2012
Spring arrives at 6.41am on Tuesday with 21 Spanish provinces on alert for cold, wind, and snow. Several provinces of Andalucía, Castilla-La Mancha, Valencia and Aragón are on alert for snow.
Snow brings chaos to Belgium and northern France
March 8, 2012
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Snow brings chaos to Belgium and northern France
http://www.euronews.com
6 March 2012
Heavy snowfall in northern France and Belgium has left tens of thousands of homes without power, and caused travel chaos for thousands of people.
Several thousand rail passengers remained stuck on trains late on Monday night.
In Lille, the regional airport was closed for several hours, and high speed trains experienced serious delays.
Trains into Paris from the north were disrupted after the weight of the snow brought down cables.
Malta: Third coldest February since 1923
March 7, 2012
Filed under Europe, Malta
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold record, cold winter, Europe, Europe freeze 2012, freeze, freezing, freezing winter, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, ice, icy, Malta, record cold, record cold February, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather, winter
Third coldest February since 1923 with more than twice the average rainfall
http://www.independent.com.mt
02 March 2012
It was wetter and colder in February, less windy and the sun shone brighter during the month, if you did not know. And for the hardy, the sea was less cold.
A total of 132.6 mm of rain fell in February at Malta Airport, and that is more than twice the climate norm of 61.3mm for this month, the Met Office said. The rainiest day was the 21st of the month, with 24.2mm. The highest rainfall amount for February since 1947 was 187.9mm in 1965.
February was also colder than the climate norm. The mean temperature for February was 10.2oC, which is 2.2oC lower than the norm of 12.4oC. This was the third coldest February since 1923.
European cold snap freezes hotel prices
March 1, 2012
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European cold snap freezes hotel prices
http://rt.com/business
24 February, 2012
The cold wave that has frozen Europe since the end of January also seems to have chilled travelers’ enthusiasm. Many hotels have slashed their prices to a record minimum to attract tourists.
A whole host of popular destinations in Europe including Prague, Budapest, Oslo and Copenhagen are seeing a price drop in February compared to January, according to the Hotel Price Index prepared by Trivago tourist web-portal.
Record-low temperatures cause sauerkraut disaster in Germany
February 24, 2012
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Record-low temperatures cause sauerkraut disaster in Germany
http://www2.macleans.ca
February 22, 2012
The cold is doing more than snapping temperature records—it’s also playing havoc with daily life. Last week, drivers on the autobahn near Frankfurt were stuck in a 10-km long traffic jam when a truck carrying sauerkraut spilled its load after being involved in a multi-vehicle accident. The pickled cabbage froze instantly and formed such a bond with the highway surface that it took four hours for emergency workers to scrape away the mess.
Unusual Cold Threatens Russian Fruit Crop
February 19, 2012
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Unusual Cold Threatens Russian Fruit Crop
http://www.rferl.org
February 12, 2012
Russian agricultural officials say the abnormally cold temperatures are certain to have an adverse effect on this year’s harvest.
In Saratov Kray, where temperatures have dropped to as low as -35 Celsius, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Anatoly Kutsenko said only about half of the country’s grapevines are sheltered by protective earthen barriers.
Cold Weather in Turkey Raises Electricity Prices to Record High
February 16, 2012
Filed under Europe, Turkey
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Cold Weather in Turkey Raises Electricity Prices to Record High
http://www.industrialinfo.com
February 15, 2012
ISTANBUL, TURKEY–February 15, 2012–Researched by Industrial Info Re-sources (Sugar Land, Texas)–Turkish consumers could see their electricity bills swell in the coming month as an ongoing cold spell, accompanied by heavy snowfall, takes a toll on the country’s natural gas supply, a key resource for electricity production.
