Heavy snow, high winds wreak havoc across Europe

AFP ^ | 11 Dec 2017

[GonzoII]

High winds and heavy snow in Europe on Monday stranded thousands of travellers, kept schoolchildren at home and even played havoc with international diplomacy.

It was the second day running of nasty weather across the continent, with Britain still digging out from its deepest snowfall in four years.

The snowed-over runways in Brussels on Monday provoked about 90 flight cancellations and some 100 delays, including for the plane carrying Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back home.

He tweeted a video from his plane that opened with a shot of the white tarmac at the close of his European visit marked by the US recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

A scheduled meeting between Netanyahu and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had to be called off because of the weather, officials said.

[bert]

-—with Britain still digging out from its deepest snowfall in four years.-—

Positively Dickensian

[Mears]

“and even played havoc with international diplomacy. “

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Hysterical !!!!!!!!

Soon Trump will be blamed.

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[Da Coyote]

Where’s manbearpig?
Where’s moonbeam can’t pass science 101?
Where’s Dorkbama, the Muslim eunuch quota boy?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Britain is at the same latitude as Northern Quebec.
The Gulf Stream makes them winners in the snow lottery
80% of the time.

[BlueLancer]

-—with Britain still digging out from its deepest snowfall in four years.-—

Wasn't that how "The Day After Tomorrow" started?

[beethovenfan]

GoreBull warming !!

[Vaquero]

Positively Dickensian

Please sir.....may I have some more.....snow

[Paladin2]

" deepest snowfall in four years"

Just how deep is it? Using mm tends to yield a big number.

[Grampa Dave]

Gorebull warming strikes again!

[Paladin2]

"Overall, some parts of London could see a foot (30cm) of snow, while northern England and the Pennines could see as much as 20 inches (50cm) - made worse by strong winds which will cause snow to drift, he added. "

20 inches is a significant snow for a day.

[Andyman]

“Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,” Dr. David Viner, a scientist with the climatic research unit at the University of East Anglia, told the UK Independent in 2000.

[GonzoII]

Good quote!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Halloween evening in Minnesota in the mid 90s saw 32 inches of snow.

[Red Badger]

And they will continue to believe in Global Warming.....................

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[Mastador1]

" deepest snowfall in four years"

Just how deep is it? Using mm tends to yield a big number.

Wow they really had to dig deep into the historical records for a comparison!

[JimRed]

It’s that darned global warming...errr...climate change again.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Everybody breathe harder.
Need some Goebbels warming.

[VanDeKoik]

They should thank Allah it isn’t the winter of 1945, when people were really #inconvenienced.