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Alaska ends record-cold winter as El Niño looms with warmer, snow-light forecasts
weather1 day ago

Alaska ends record-cold winter as El Niño looms with warmer, snow-light forecasts

Alaska endured its coldest December–March in roughly 50 years, with Fairbanks posting its coldest period and Juneau experiencing a snowier December and March, while Anchorage logged its coldest March since 1960–61. Now forecasters anticipate a strong El Niño by mid-year, likely making summers 1–3 degrees warmer and winters 2–4 degrees warmer across most of the state, and substantially reducing snowfall, though some regions may see different effects.

via Alaska Public Media|
#alaska#el-nino#noaa
UK aid volunteer's 13th trip highlights Kyiv's winter blackout and hardship
world1 month ago

UK aid volunteer's 13th trip highlights Kyiv's winter blackout and hardship

Gary Fear, a Staffordshire-based volunteer, has completed 13 aid missions to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion and has raised over £150,000 to help more than 7,500 families. He describes Kyiv as dark and freezing this winter amid energy outages, snow and tents in apartment complexes heated by gas, illustrating the civilian hardship. He plans another delivery in May with supplies such as food, generators and power banks, as European leaders mark the war’s fourth anniversary.

via BBC|
#aid#charity#kyiv
Kyiv Grapples with bitter winter as Russia cripples power grid
world1 month ago

Kyiv Grapples with bitter winter as Russia cripples power grid

Kyiv endures one of its coldest winters as Russia continues strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity and forcing residents into shelters and make‑shift warmth. With schools closed, homes plunged into subfreezing conditions and deaths from hypothermia mounting, civilians improvise with generators, stoves and tents while officials call the situation a humanitarian crisis and plead for international aid.

via The Guardian|
#energy-infrastructure#humanitarian-crisis#power-outages
Groundhog Day Shadow Predicts Prolonged Winter Across the U.S.
weather2 months ago

Groundhog Day Shadow Predicts Prolonged Winter Across the U.S.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog Day 2026, signaling six more weeks of winter for much of the United States as forecasters warn of continued frigid temperatures through the weekend; the tradition, dating to 1887 and popularized by the film Groundhog Day, is cultural rather than scientific, with other regional prognosticators offering mixed readings.

via The New York Times|
#groundhog-day#punxsutawney-phil#tradition
Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow, Extending Winter into 2026
world2 months ago

Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow, Extending Winter into 2026

On Groundhog Day 2026, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow at Gobbler’s Knob, signaling six more weeks of winter. The tradition, rooted in European folklore and popularized by a 1993 film, continues with the inner circle announcing forecasts. Across decades, Phil’s accuracy has been modest: NOAA estimates around 30-35% over the last 10–20 years, generally outperforming a coin flip but well short of reliable forecasting.

via 9News|
#forecast-accuracy#groundhog-day#noaa
Winter Blackouts Expand Across Ukraine and Moldova as Grid Fails
world2 months ago

Winter Blackouts Expand Across Ukraine and Moldova as Grid Fails

Emergency power cuts hit Kyiv and multiple Ukrainian regions plus Moldova after a technical fault in cross-border lines triggered cascading outages, halting water supply and the Kyiv subway. The outages follow weeks of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid amid an unusually harsh winter, with regional officials warning of further cold and ongoing talks about a limited pause in strikes and diplomacy.

via AP News|
#moldova#outages#power-grid
Trump claims Putin backs week-long halt on Ukrainian city strikes
world2 months ago

Trump claims Putin backs week-long halt on Ukrainian city strikes

US President Donald Trump says Putin agreed to a one-week pause on attacks against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities due to an extreme cold snap, a claim not independently confirmed by Moscow; Zelensky welcomed it and Ukraine said it would mirror the pause by halting attacks on Russian oil refineries, though fighting and strikes on energy infrastructure have continued, hampering power and heating.

via BBC|
#energy#putin#trump