Category Cold Alert

SUB-ZERO COLD AND A RECORD BREAKING 4 METERS (13 FEET) OF SNOW HIT SOUTH AMERICA #Snow #RecordBreaking #SouthAmerica

Photo By tito_ossandon (Chile) A myriad of ski areas, such as Corralco in Chile, have already registered snow totals of 4 meters (13 feet) — astonishing accumulations given that we’re only at the beginning of the snow campaign, and ones…

55,700 livestock dead due to cold weather in Northwestern Mongolia #Livestock #Mongolia

Extreme wintry weather, known as dzud in Mongolia, has killed more than 55,700 livestock animals in the northwestern province of Khuvsgul alone since late last year, the provincial agricultural department said Monday. “Dzud” is a Mongolian term to describe the…