Topic: winter

'War with mother nature'

'War with mother nature'

Joed Viera, AFP
Posted at Dec 27 08:23 PM

The United States counted the grim costs of a colossal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions, especially in hard-hit western New York, where the death toll reached 25. Read more »

'Blizzard of the century' leaves nearly 50 dead across US

'Blizzard of the century' leaves nearly 50 dead across US

Maggy Donaldson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 04:03 AM

Emergency crews in New York were scrambling Monday to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the "blizzard of the century," a relentless storm that has left at least 25 dead in the state and is causing US Christmas travel chaos. Read more »

Heavy snow, bitter cold in Chicago

Heavy snow, bitter cold in Chicago

Kamil Krzaczynski, AFP
Posted at Dec 23 10:20 AM

A man uses a snow blower to clear a sidewalk during a winter storm ahead of the Christmas Holiday outside the Union Station, in Chicago on Thursday. Read more »

Holiday flights scrapped as massive winter storm sweeps US

Holiday flights scrapped as massive winter storm sweeps US

Kamil Krzaczynski / with Issam Ahmed in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 07:37 AM

More than 2,200 flights were canceled across the United States by Thursday afternoon as a massive winter storm named Elliot upended holiday travel plans with a triple threat of heavy snow, howling winds and bitter cold. Read more »

Ukraine secures 1 billion euros in aid 'to get through winter'

Ukraine secures 1 billion euros in aid 'to get through winter'

Adam Plowright and Delphine Touitou, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 02:00 PM

Ukraine's Western allies pledged an additional one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in emergency winter aid on Tuesday, responding to pleas from President Volodymyr Zelensky to help the country withstand Russia's onslaught against its energy grid. Read more »

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