Bitter winter tightens its grip over Croatia, traffic paralysed
February 6, 2012
Filed under Croatia, Europe
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold 2012, cold deaths, cold record, cold winter, Europe freeze 2012, freeze, freezing, freezing winter, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, ice, icy, record cold, Siberian-style winter, Siberian-style winter weather, snow, snowfall, snowstorms, State of Emergency, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusual snow, unusual snowfall, unusually cold, weather, winter
Bitter winter tightens its grip over Croatia, traffic paralysed
http://daily.tportal.hr
February 4, 2012
Siberian-style winter weather, which arrived in Croatia a few days ago, is still gripping the country, notably its south, which is why a state of emergency was declared in Split-Dalmatia County on Saturday and the local authorities held meetings with the Croatian Army representatives on the engagement of army troops, if necessary, in rescue operations.
State of disaster declared in Bosnia due to heavy snowstorms and freezing temperatures
February 5, 2012
Filed under Bosnia, Europe
Tags: A state of emergency, Bosnia, brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold record, Europe, freeze, freezing, freezing temperatures, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, heavy snow, heavy snowstorms, record cold, Sarajevo, snow, snowfall, State of disaster, State of Emergency, temperature, temperatures, unusual cold, unusually cold, weather, winter
State of disaster declared in Bosnia
http://daily.tportal.hr
February 4, 2012
A state of emergency was declared in Sarajevo on Saturday due to heavy snowstorms and freezing temperatures that obstructed the traffic in the Bosnian capital over the recent days.
Schools and the university will be closed until Thursday, 9 February.
Children perish in Peru big freeze
July 28, 2010
Filed under Peru, South America
Tags: brrr, climate, climate change, cold, cold deaths, cold July, cold record, cold weather, freeze, freezing, global cooling, Global Freeze, global freezing, global warming, Lima, Peru, pneumonia, record cold, severe cold, South America, State of Emergency, temperature, temperatures, weather, winter
Children perish in Peru big freeze
http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk
Jul 26, 2010
Children aged under five have made up most of the hundreds of victims of a severe snap of cold weather sweeping southern Peru.
So far this year at least 409 people have died of pneumonia and illnesses triggered by the cold weather.Most of the dead have been children younger than five years old and people aged over 60. Poor countryside communities living at more than 3,000m above sea level are the worst hit and doctors say malnutrition, extreme poverty and poor living conditions are another reason so many are dying.
Bush declares emergency in icy Massachusetts
December 14, 2008
Filed under Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Tags: Berkshire, Boston, Bristol, chilly, climate, climate change, cold, Deval Patrick, Essex, Franklin, George W Bush, global cooling, Global Freeze, global warming, Hampden, Hampshire, ice, ice storm, Massachusetts, Middlesex, power outage, President Bush, State of Emergency, Suffolk, USA, weather, Westford, winter, Worcester
Bush declares emergency in icy Massachusetts
http://www.cnn.com
December 13, 2008
A severe ice storm prompted President Bush to declare Saturday that a state of emergency exists in northern Massachusetts, a move that authorizes the use of federal aid to help the recovery effort.