Tag Archives: Africa

Russia: Wild Weather

Pink snow and tornadoes, those are the reports coming in from Russia today. The Moscow suburb of Krasnozavodsk experienced a rare winter tornado, as reported by MosNews.com. (I find it odd that there is no snow on the ground and the grass so green. Snow has been plaguing Moscow for the past few weeks/months. Could [...]

Waves to Blame for Two Deaths on Cruise Ship

A strong low pressure area that has been moving eastward across the Mediterranean Sea generated unusually high seas that crashed into a cruise ship yesterday smashing windows and killing two on board. In addition to the high seas, this strong low has been responsible for wind damage across Spain and northern Africa, with aircraft pilots [...]

Severe Weather in South Africa

Though it’s the rainy season across Equatorial Africa, that doesn’t necessarily mean the rest of the continent is dry. In fact, it’s summer south of the Equator and summer storms are frequent. Plus, strong cold fronts far south in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean brush across South Africa with regularity at this time of [...]