Soviel Schnee gibt es nur alle 20 Jahre in der Schweiz
Last change: Isolde Moussot 17.01.2021
Lasinengefahr besonders im Berner Oberland und im Kanton Uri.
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Extreme snowfall in Japan
More than 12 dead
https://www.nau.ch/news/ausland/schneefalle-haben-japan-weiter-im-grif
The snowfall was 3 to 4 times above average.
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https://www.nau.ch/news/ausland/schneefalle-haben-japan-weiter-im-grif
Floods in Kosovo and Albania
Days of rain have led to flooding. Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, is particularly affected. Entire neighbourhoods there are under water
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https://www.oe24.at/newsfeed/ueberflutungen-nach-regen-und-schneefaell
If only blah blah blah for the climate continues to happen, there will be masses of refugees in the future.
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Further links:
https://www.facebook.com/106807430962325/posts/242688264040907/
https://m.facebook.com/groups/219228846339158/permalink/23209147171956
Landslides in Cihanjuang in West Java after heavy rainfall
At least 12 dead.
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/10/indonesia-landslides-kill-11-
Up to 60 cm of snow fell. 4 people died nationwide. Up to minus 35.8 degrees Celsius were measured in Spain.
Sources:
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/spanien-starker-frost-madrid-versinkt-
Up to 60 cm of snow fell in Madrid. Up to minus 35.8 degrees Celsius were measured in Spain. Four deaths are reported.
Sources:
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/spanien-starker-frost-madrid-versinkt-
Schneechaos in Japan
Insassen von rund 1000 Autos mussten die Nacht vom 18.12. auf 19.12.2020 auf der Autobahn verbringen.
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https://www.stern.de/panorama/video-schneechaos-in-japan-9538680.html
An extreme weather situation with hurricanes preceded the extraordinary event.
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https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20201215-sea-foam-swamps-aust
Record snowfall in the Alps - up to 370 litres of snow per square metre since last Friday
2 deaths in Italy
The Lesachtal in Austria is particularly affected. Up to 370 litres of precipitation fell there per square metre. In Upper Carinthia and East Tyrol, some weather stations reported more precipitation from Friday to Sunday than ever before since weather recording began.
Sources:
https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/panorama/Oesterreich-Nach-Rekordn
https://www.wetter.de/cms/oesterreich-und-italien-schneechaos-hochwass
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/ueberschwemmungen-in-it
https://www.wetteronline.de/wetternews/lawinen-und-muren-alpen-mehr-al
https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Probleme-wegen-Schneemassen-in-Alpen-arti
https://www.wetter.at/wetter/oesterreich-wetter/schnee-chaos-diese-ort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsYeZbWDf2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yBvz4QFzos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjAop-k8ikI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9eWldaBP2s
https://www.wetter.at/wetter/oesterreich-wetter/schnee-chaos-diese-ort
Cyclone Gati devastates parts of Somalia
Last change: Isolde Moussot 24.11.2020
Heavy rainfall has led to flooding. In 2 days as much rain fell as the average in 2 years. The region of Puntland and the city of Bisaso are particularly affected. At least 6000 families are now homeless, without food and at least 8 people are dead.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/11/23/somalia-cyclone-gati
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Gati
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/cyclone-gati-kills-8-in-somalia/205330
https://www.ecowatch.com/cyclone-gati-somalia-2649015476.html
Ice storm in the Russian port of Vladivostok
Last change: Isolde Moussot 26.11.2020
In some areas the ice was 12 millimetres thick. 150000 people had neither water nor electricity from 19 to 25.11.2020. At least one person froze to death. Even on 25.11.2020 the city is still covered with ice. There has not been an ice storm on this scale for 30 years.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55015516
https://observers.france24.com/en/asie-pacifique/20201125-in-russia-vl
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/11/20/ice-storms-in-russias-far-ea