Summer Snow in the Alps

[bigwave]

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

[Indraman]

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

[bigwave]

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

[umbertino]

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

[umbertino]

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