bigwave Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Snow falling in the Alps on second day of summer https://www.9news.com.au/national/summer-snow-snow-falling-in-the-alps-on-second-day-of-summer/46a8b0ba-00b0-4c5d-b014-07f8c6ab1658 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indraman Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 When I first read the title of this thread, I thought "Why do they think it is summer in Europe?" I didn't realize Australia 'down-under' has a mountain range called the Alps. Highest elevation just over 6,000 ft. Indy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwave Posted December 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Coldest summer day on record Ben Domensino, Wednesday December 4, 2019 - 08:22 EDT Australia's lowest summer daily maximum temperature record was broken this week. https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/coldest-summer-day-on-record/530627 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Australia fires: five blazes merge north of Sydney as conditions forecast to worsen More than 100 bushfires were burning in New South Wales on Friday, more than half of them out of control Ben Doherty and Helen Davidson Fri 6 Dec 2019 08.03 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/06/australia-fires-five-bushfires-merge-north-of-sydney-as-conditions-forecast-to-worsen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Killer heat: US cities' plans for coming heatwaves fail to protect vulnerable Exclusive: With heatwaves predicted to worsen dramatically over the next 30 years, many big US cities are failing to fully plan to protect those most vulnerable to extreme heat Julia Rock and Harry August Fri 6 Dec 2019 10.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/dec/06/killer-heat-us-cities-plans-for-coming-heatwaves-fail-to-protect-vulnerable The climate crisis is the most urgent threat of our time. Help us fight it Urgent policy steps are needed to avoid climate catastrophe, but we as citizens can also support practical, natural solutions Fri 6 Dec 2019 12.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 6 Dec 2019 12.07 GMT Katharine Viner https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/06/the-climate-crisis-is-the-most-urgent-threat-of-our-time-help-us-fight-it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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