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The Northern Lights season began in Norway, September 2017

On September 16-17, 2017, an unusually bright aurora observed over northern Norway. The outbreaks were about 8 points, according to the KP scale, which measures the radiance strength from 0 to 9. The auroral season starts in September and ends in April-May, and the best time to observe Aurora Borealis is January, February.

Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis (Aurora Borealis) is a unique sight, a natural phenomenon of light and color. «Polar lights» («aurora borealis»), literally the term can be translated as «dawn in the north.» This atmospheric phenomenon occurs when the solar wind enters the Earth’s magnetosphere, and it begins to vibrate and glow. The northern lights are sometimes so bright that it illuminates the sky, indicating to the travelers the way home...

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The evacuation of people in the Canary Islands due to a forest fire, Spain September 2017

On one of the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, on September 20 a major forest fire broke out. In flames burned three thousand hectares of forest. Since the outbreak of fire, the wind has increased significantly, which contributed to the rapid spread of fire.

Authorities warned tourists about evacuation and the closure of roads, as forest fires continued to rage in the center of the Spanish island. Also called for the evacuation of more than 800 residents in the areas of Cruz, Cueva Grande, Lagunitas, and Kaletars, reports the portal Travelmole.

The transport highways have blocked, and classes have canceled in schools that located near the disaster zone. On the island of Gran Canaria, a second-level emergency declared...

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Climate change in the Arctic disrupts computer algorithms

But it turned out that not a station came out of operation, but only changes in the climate.

Since 1979, when the first-year sea ice began to monitor the satellite, the average temperature in Utqiagvik from January to September rose by 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit. This is two times higher than in the lower 48 states of America.

Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that climatic changes in the Northern Arctic are much faster than in other regions. Therefore, they are forced to rewrite the data correction algorithms, which purify the received observations from the emissions.

In Alaska, 514 km north of the Arctic Circle, there is a weather station in the most northern city of America — Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), which collects temperature data since the...

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California fires continue to rage, December 2017

The fire in southern California, which was called «Thomas» and is currently the third largest in terms of the area of ​​fire in modern California history, continues to rage.

At the moment, the fire already covered an area of ​​9.5 thousand hectares and got close to Montesito, one of the richest communities in the US, where there are mansions of many celebrities.

Earlier, California fire enveloped the districts of Ventura and Santa Barbara, previously we wrote about it.

With the fires in California, fighting about 10 thousand firefighters and 27 helicopters, but managed to cope with only the fire element by 20%. More than 1,000 houses and buildings have been destroyed, about 100,000 people have been evacuated.

Powerful winds in the region contribute to the rapid spread of fire...

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Snowfalls in Canada: closed schools, massively disconnected electricity, December 2017

On December 19 more than 43,000 Canadians were left without power supply due to heavy snow, as the wiring between the power transmission lines was damaged. The incident occurred in the province of British Columbia in the west of the country.

Emergency crews are intensively engaged in the restoration of damaged areas. However, specific deadlines for completing the work are unknown.

Due to bad weather, some motorways and local roads in Vancouver and on the mainland of the south of the province are closed for traffic; according to weather reports, it fell to 20-25 centimeters of snow. The number of road accidents has dramatically increased, flights at the Vancouver International Airport have been canceled or delayed...

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Abnormal cold in Central America, December 2017

The severe cyclone caused a sharp drop in temperature in Central America.

In some areas of Honduras, the air temperature has dropped to + 8 ° C, which is a meager rate for warm Honduras. According to residents, the temperature at night dropped to +3 … + 4 ° C. Because of the low weather, there are victims in the Department of Intibuca and the department of Copan.

A similar situation with the temperature is now in neighboring Mexico. The north and the center of the country as a whole are close to low temperatures, and the population even has furnace and gas heating, but the current temperature is too low. Therefore, in the central state of Zacatecas registered elevated cold — the columns of thermometers dropped to 15.4 ° C below zero...

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Record snowfall in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, December 201728

According to the AccuWeather, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA reached highest snowfall record. The city was covered with 154 cm of snow from December 24-26 during 48-hour range.
«Now this is the biggest two-day snow record in Pennsylvania, which is ahead of the old record of 112 cm of snow, set in Morgantown from March 20 to 21 in 1958,» said meteorologist Bill DeGuer of AccuWeather.

Due to unusual weather conditions that affected visibility, traffic on roads deteriorated, and some flights of Erie International Airport were canceled.

Huge drifts have already adorned the city, but the snow continues to go.

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In the US, record frosts, January 2018

In most parts of the US, record low temperatures were established, aggravated by heavy snowfalls, based the Associated Press.

The National Meteorological Service issued a warning of severe frost in areas from South Texas to Canada and from Montana to Maine. As a result, of the Arctic cold, the water tower in Iowa was frozen, and the terrible traffic was suspended in New York State.

Niagara Falls partially froze on the border of the USA and Canada. Because of the rather cold weather in North America, there was an illusion that the famous waterfall «stopped.» Although the flow itself did not freeze.

Record frosts also caused the closure of schools in several states...

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The storm "Grayson" sweeps snow north-east USA, January 2018.

The cyclone Grayson hit the northeast of the USA, bringing snowstorms to New England region, specifically to New Jersey and New York. In coastal areas, the wind speed reaches 30.5 m / s.

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What does the state count in the first place, calculating losses brought by a cataclysm or a natural disaster which occurred on its territory? The number of victims is usually understated, and economic losses, as a rule, are usually overstated...

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Abnormal frosts in the USA and Canada.

Anomalous frosts were established on the territory of the United States of America. The National Weather Service warned the population of the country about the threat of hypothermia.

In Iowa, Massachusetts, Indianapolis, and northeastern Ohio, the temperature is expected to drop 11-17 degrees below the climatic average. In these districts, because of bad weather, schools are closed.

«It’s about fierce frost, too dangerous to leave children on the street waiting for a bus that might not come,» said Gerb Levin, superintendent of Peabody School District north of Boston.

According to forecasts of experts, a snow storm is coming and on the territory of Canada. It is expected to fall to 25 centimeters of snow and a drop in temperature to -35 degrees Celsius.

Approaching the solution of climate p...