Category Arctic Circle

Arctic Circle oil spill prompts Putin to declare state of emergency #OilSpill #ArcticCircle #StateOfEmergency

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant near the Siberian city of…

‘Beast from the East’ cold blast could bring freezing weather until March

A cold blast about to hit the UK could last until March A blast of cold weather known as “Beast from the East” is set to send temperatures plummeting across the UK.   The mercury is expected to fall steadily…

Powerful Arctic Cold Blast To Hit Europe

Recent Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event above the North Pole is about to channel in very cold Arctic air into large parts of Europe starting early next week. Very cold weather could extend into early March.   “Global models are…

Warnings issued as Sudden Stratospheric Warming threatens Europe including the UK with a big freeze

Weather models are suggesting a very high probability of a rare North Pole weather phenomenon called Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) taking place later this month and bringing prolonged bitterly-cold temperatures to the United Kingdom and parts of Europe. Such weather…