Als winter lente in het noordelijk halfrond nadert, de massale sneeuwval die al dood en verderf te hebben gebracht de Balkan Staten dreigt te zelfs meer schade veroorzaken in de vorm van overstromingen. een totaal van 9 Tornado 's hit Virginia, South Carolina en Georgia. Ondertussen, de droogte getroffen Texas is het zien van enige opluchting, maar in een groot deel van de staat, het is nog steeds niet genoeg. alleen als ze krijgen de aanhoudende regen en de grote regen gebeurtenis die ze nodig hebben zal worden de droogte opgeheven.
Late winter storms forced school and road closures from Seattle to upstate New York on Wednesday, but the snow was welcomed in California as it suffers through one of the driest winters in history. Lees meer.
Last week, Serbia has seen an increase in average daily temperatures, which now stand at around 10 ° C (50° F) in most parts of the country. This has sped up further melting of ice and snow accumulated during the cold spell of previous weeks. The snow melt has caused some material damage, most notably to a medical center in the city of Kragujevac.
On the other hand, the ice melt poses a serious threat to a whole array of communities in the vicinity of Serbian rivers. The unprecedented amount of ice on the rivers is already the reason behind huge losses of local economy – but now there are fears that floods may occur soon as well. The United Nations has issued a warning on possible immediate floods in the Danube area, especially in places where protective infrastructure is non-existent. Mr. Aleksandar Prodanović of Serbian Water Management Agency has, however, said that the floods may occur at the end of April or the beginning of May at the earliest. No matter when that happens, Serbia’s already troubled economy would be facing further problems in such a situation.
In the meantime, country-wide state of emergency has been revoked, as some amount of snow remains only on mountains and few other parts of the country. Majority of people, even those in the worst affected areas, now have access to roads and schools.
Across Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia, nine tornadoes were reported on Friday, according to preliminary data from the nation’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Okla. The SPC recieved 169 storm reports for the day, the year’s second highest total. Lees meer.
Mammals may shrink if global warming continues, a new study suggests. Scientists looking into how dramatic climate change event can affected body size reported that in the ancient past, higher temperatures meant smaller mammals,VOA reported, citing research published in the journal Science. Lees meer.
Damaging winds and at least one tornado struck the South on Friday as part of a large storm system moving across the eastern half of the country that dumped snow on the Midwest, de National Weather Service zei. Lees meer.
A winter storm that swept across the Midwest on Friday has affected air travelers. Delays averaged 45 minutes into and out of O’Hare International Airport, en meer dan 200 flights had been canceled because of weather, The Chicago Department of Aviation reports. Forty flights were canceled at Midway Airport. Lees meer.
Dozens of homes were damaged in a tornado near Rome, Ga., Wednesday night, knocking out power and forcing schools to close, local media reported, citing authorities. Lees meer.
