Category Severe Weather

13 foot of snow buries most of Folgefonna Resort in Norway

Photo: Fonna Glacier Ski Resort Holy pow-a-bunga! Folgefonna, a Norwegian glacial resort, just got dumped on. Over 13 feet of snow pounded the resort in during the first week of June. That’s one heck of a summer snowstorm! The massive…

Severe storm hits Ghana very hard

The Ghana Meteorological Service said it served notice of a possible storm at about 5.38pm June 3, but city authorities and disaster management agencies in the country failed to acknowledge it.   A heavy downpour in Accra claimed over 190…

Severe dust-storm causes blackout in parts of Karachi, Pakistan

A severe dust-storm paralyzed the Karachi Airport temporarily on Wednesday and also caused 50 feeders of KElectric (KE) to trip, causing a blackout in parts of the metropolis.   According to KElectric spokesman Usama Qureshi the dust-storm caused 50 out…

Severe dust storm kills a child and injures 2 in Gausana village, India

A minor died while two others were injured when a wall collapsed on them during a dust storm this evening at Gausana village.    The accident occured when the three were taking shelter besides a wall during the dust storm…

Massive thunderstorm complex, tornado capsized Chinese ship

The violent windstorm that tipped over a Chinese ferry boat carrying 458 people Monday evening originated from a towering group of thunderstorms that likely spawned a tornado.   The thunderstorms soared 40 to 50 thousand feet high in the atmosphere…