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Environment 3 years ago

Puncak Jayawijaya to lose its ‘everlasting’ snow to climate change by 2025: BMKG

Puncak Jayawijaya, located in the Jayawijaya Mountains in Papua, is known for being the only place in Indonesia with snow. However, the BMKG says the “everlasting” snow could soon be a thing of the past.

World 5 years ago

Jerusalem's Old City turns white after rare snowfall

Before dawn children were up hurling snowballs at each other outside the Old City gates, as the faithful trudged to sites holy to Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

Environment 5 years ago

Antarctic winds trigger rare snowfall across southeast Australia

Antarctic air reaching Australia's south east triggered snowfall down to low altitudes across several states on Saturday, with many people out enjoying the rare event despite wild winds and heavy snow that closed some roads.

News 6 years ago

Now even Norwegians are skiing indoors in winter

Norway’s Sno resort opened its doors just one month ago, during the country’s warmest January on record.

News 6 years ago

Green Christmases: Alpine ski resorts ponder a future without snow

Last Christmas, for the first time in its existence, a ski resort in the French Alpine town of Montclar could count neither on Mother Nature nor its artificial snow machines to produce enough of the white stuff to cover its pistes.

World 6 years ago

Ultra-rare snowfall carpets Baghdad

The last recorded snowfall in the city was in 2008, but it was a quick and mostly slushy affair -- and prior to that, it had been a century since Baghdad saw any flakes.

Environment 6 years ago

Survivor tells of 20 days in freezing Alaska after cabin burned down

Tyson Steele, who was rescued by helicopter on Thursday, said his cabin -- located 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the nearest neighbor -- was incinerated in mid-December, and his beloved dog Phil died in the blaze.

News 6 years ago

Oh, snow! Warm winter woes for famed Japan festival

Organizers of Japan's famed Sapporo snow festival are being forced to truck in an unprecedented amount of extra powder to build their signature sculptures after an unseasonably warm winter.