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.
Sources:
https://www.nau.ch/news/ausland/schneefalle-haben-japan-weiter-im-grif
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
Snowstorm in New York and the entire east coast of the USA
The worst snowstorm in years. Several people have died in traffic accidents.
Sources:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1272475743124428&id=100010
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/12/17/snowstorm-mid-atlant
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/katastrophen/id_89144060/
https://de.euronews.com/2020/12/17/new-york-city-von-wintereinbruch-ub
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3606702542748340&id=100002
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
Blizzard in Alberta, Canada
Last change: Isolde Moussot 12.11.2020
Within a short time cars and houses are snowed in. Streets are no longer passable.
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https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/photos-blizzard-para
Last change: Isolde Moussot 10.02.2020
Der Orkan traf Kroatien mit starken Sturmböhen und sorgte für Verwüstungen. In Serbien ist ein Mann im Schneesturm ums Leben, 800 Memschen wurden von der Außenwelt angeschnitten.
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20.1.2020 Schneesturm in Neufundland, Canada bringt meterhohen Schnee
Last change: Isolde Moussot 23.01.2020
Meterhoher Schnee legt Neufundland lahm. Die Geschäfte sind geschlossen. Das kanadische Militär hilft den Neufundländern.
Sources:
https://www.daswetter.com/nachrichten/aktuelles/rekordschneefall-in-ne
https://www.daswetter.com/nachrichten/aktuelles/rekordschneefall-in-ne
20.1.2020 winterstorm with snow hits Atlantic and St. Johns, Canada
Last change: Isolde Moussot 23.01.2020
Unusually large amounts of snow come with a winter s. They say they've never seen snow like this before. The country is in a state of emergency, medicine, food, everything is missing.
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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=186497976045569&id=1003627
Storm Gloria in Spain, Mallorca, Ibiza and Southern France
https://www.merkur.de/welt/unwetter-spanien-frankreich-sturm-gloria-we
Side days raging the storm Gloria. At least 9 dead and 4 missing persons have been reported in the media to date. Also some injured people were reported. A "storm gaffer" was hit by a wave on his locker.
Sources:
https://www.merkur.de/welt/unwetter-spanien-frankreich-sturm-gloria-we
https://www.hna.de/welt/unwetter-spanien-frankreich-sturm-gloria-welle
https://www.rtl.de/cms/unwetter-in-spanien-tossa-de-mar-versinkt-in-ma
https://www.morgenpost.de/vermischtes/article228195949/Mallorca-Unwett
http://www.klima27.com/index.php?page=show_news_details_1&news_id=547
22.1.2020 river agly region Perpignon, France
23 1.2020 floods in southwest of France
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Storm Gloria hits Spain and then Southern France
The storm Gloria hits Spain with very high waves, floods and snow. At least 4 people are killed in Spain. In France 1500 people are evacuated and 23 000 households are without electricity.
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22.1.2020 Llança, Girona, Spain
More than 130 people have died in Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days as a result of snowfall and flooding. There are also many more injured.
Sources:
https://www.aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/108649/Tote-durch-Schnee-und-Ho