Tag Archives: Europe

Nearly everybody on this side of the Atlantic is wondering where winter is. It’s February and areas that were under significant snow pack this time last year are experiencing snow-free roadways and minimal accumulations. Back in early January I blogged about the New England Pond Hockey Classic to be held this week on my beloved Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire if, I said, there was enough ice. Wishful thinking wasn’t enough as it turned out, and the Classic was moved to another lake. On top of all that, the furry forecaster in north central Pennsylvania saw his shadow yesterday, thereby declaring six more weeks of winter. Over the past 24 hours people from coast to coast are wondering, “Six more weeks of this? This isn’t winter!” Sure enough, winter in many areas of the U.S. seems to be on sabbatical — for now.

Wildfires continue to burn across the great state of Texas and unfortunately it now appears conditions are getting worse. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s report this morning, the entire state is now under at least a moderate drought while 92% has reached severe drought status. Houston is the largest city in Texas and is [...]

Heavy rains which fell across portions central Europe the past few days triggered flash floods which are responsible for killing at least nine people, forcing mass evacuations and cutting off power for thousands. In Poland alone, five people have now been killed in the floods over the last three days and more rain is in [...]

We’ve all heard by now about the major travel disruptions the Iceland volcanic eruption has caused across a major part of Europe. However, Europe isn’t the only place impacted by the April 14th ongoing eruptions. Volcanic ash may not have spread as far south as Kenya, in eastern Africa, but their economy has definitely been [...]

According to Eurocontrol, on a typical Monday they expect 28,000 flights to take place but today only 8,000 to 9,000 flights actually will. I’m sure you’ve all heard by now about the major havoc the ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano has wrought on European air travel. By late Sunday, more than 63,000 flights had been [...]

Aviation Weather Today, the video series highlighting significant aviation weather issues for aircrews, flight departments and those with an interest in global aviation weather, is moving into an enhanced production schedule to bring the most up-to-date information on the volcanic ash cloud spreading across the North Atlantic and northwestern Europe. Enhanced productions will be online [...]

I raised an eyebrow when I heard last week that, due to the unusual cold and snow across Europe, the "Chunnel trains" had been stopped in the tunnels four times. Further research revealed the train engines ingested the snow, the snow melted and the water stalled the trains…on the tracks deep inside the 31-mile Channel [...]

It’s easy to see how this powerful cold front divides Europe into different airmasses. With a pronounced counter-clockwise flow around the strong low pressure center in western France, cold Arctic air is pulled southward across northern Europe, including the United Kingdom. London, Paris, northern Italy and even northern Spain will be dealing with snow today [...]