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1. News - World - WEATHER

   Freezing, miserable spring for Europe and parts of America

   Posted Mar 28th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... Scotland, the Isle of Arran was still without power following last Friday's unseasonal snowfall that brought down power lines. In the United States, where a huge spring storm dumped snow from ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1201212/freezing-miserable-spring-europe-and-parts-america
2. News - World

   Blizzard brings US northeast to a halt

   Posted Feb 09th 2013, 09:50am by Agence France Presse in New York

   ... News World Snow Storm US Storm New England Agence France Presse in New York Planes, cars and trains came to a standstill across the densely populated US northeast on Friday in the face of a blizzard raging from New York to Boston. The storm was forecast to bring the heaviest snow so far this winter along the New England coast, threatening power and transport links for tens of millions ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1146687/blizzard-brings-us-northeast-halt
3. Flood fears as Yellow River freezes over

   Posted Jan 08th 2010, 12:00am by Will Clem

   ... Beijing and the north of the country were bracing for the new year's second wave of snow due to arrive today, with the state meteorologists predicting temperatures in the capital would drop ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/703080/flood-fears-yellow-river-freezes-over
4. News - World - EUROPE

   Heavy snowfall hits travellers across northern Europe

   Posted Mar 13th 2013, 12:53am by Associated Press in Paris

   ... on Western Europe. Less prepared for the kind of heavy snow that regularly hits northern and eastern neighbours, France, Germany, Britain and Belgium struggled Tuesday to keep moving amid the frosty, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1189532/heavy-snowfall-hits-travellers-across-northern-europe
5. South and central regions to be hit by snow, rainfall

   Posted Nov 16th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Ice Storms Natural Disaster Snow Weather Stephen Chen Central and southern China is bracing for considerable rain and an alarming amount of snow, as a cold front heading south will collide with warm and humid air, the China Meteorological Administration says. Forecasts say the snow could cause as much havoc and damage, if not more, as the blizzard that tormented many northern ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/698491/south-and-central-regions-be-hit-snow-rainfall
6. Giant hailstones kill wildlife

   Posted Oct 23rd 2009, 12:00am by Susan Ramsay

   ... Austria and Germany had seen some very early snowfall, and temperatures which rose to 30 degrees Celsius last week plunged this week to minus 5. Snow closed mountain roads and ski resorts, which ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/696193/giant-hailstones-kill-wildlife
7. Power restored in most areas, and weather is forecast to improve

   Posted Feb 09th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... electrical transmission facilities were repaired, the commission said. Weather conditions in snow-hit areas would stay mostly sunny this weekend - good for disaster-relief efforts - though ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/625709/power-restored-most-areas-and-weather-forecast-improve
8. News - World - UNITED STATES

   Mega blizzard aims at US Northeast

   Posted Feb 08th 2013, 10:28pm by AFP

   ... to follow. “The storm should reach its peak intensity early Saturday morning just east of Cape Cod,” the weather service said, forecasting between 30 to 60 centimetres of snow across the region. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1146334/mega-blizzard-aims-us-northeast
9. Angry skies

   Posted May 08th 2008, 12:00am by John Millen

   ... Is it (storm/stormy) outside? 2. There's so much snow today that we can't get out of the house. It's a (gale/whiteout). 3. All that trouble at the office last week was a storm in a (gale/teacup). Nothing to worry about at all. 4. Electric storms like we had yesterday really frighten me. I hate (snow/lightning). 5. I know there will be trouble when dad gets back next week and finds ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/636840/angry-skies
10. Hill dwellers left with little hope after cruel winter

    Posted Feb 16th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... to hang on to for the rest of the year and many have decided to leave their homes to eke out a living in big cities once the snow melts. Squatting in a field where his vegetables are covered ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/626402/hill-dwellers-left-little-hope-after-cruel-winter

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