– Blizzard warning for Washington DC and suburbs:
Potential life-threatening conditions – 24 to 30 inches of snow in western suburbs – That’s waist deep for some people!
– Winter storm warning for 12 states:
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and New York.
– Blizzards in Moldavia – Entire villages snowbound:
Snow exceeds 1 meter high (more than 3 ft) in some places.
– South Korea – Record power demand brought on by severe cold:
South Korea’s power demand soared to an all-time high on Tuesday as the country was hit by a severe cold wave, the government said Tuesday.
– Mongolia experiencing dzud (mass death of livestock):
– Japan – Heavy snowfall cuts power to more than 50,000:
Some 232 cm (7½ ft) of snowfall in the Sukayu hot spring resort in Aomori.
– Heavy snowfall in northern Japan – Residents evacuate:
Four feet (120 cm) of snow is expected in areas of Hokkaido by Wednesday morning, according to local media.
– Heavy snowfall across Greece:
More than 2 feet of snow in some areas. Traffic in mountainous and semi-mountainous areas conducted only with snow chains.
– Moscow has already DOUBLED normal January snowfall:
And it’s only the 19th!
– Snowfall Wreaks Havoc in Ukraine – Video:
The heavy snowfall forced the international airport to cancel over a dozen flights this week.
– Ice freezes windmills in Sweden:
Helicopters a new weapon against ice