Stanovnike širom sjeverne Zemljine hemisfere zavejali su snijeg i ledene oluje, dok se u dalekoj Australiji bore sa katastrofalnim požarima, i temperaturama i do 46 stepeni Celzijusovih.
Na jugu Australije bijesne šumski požari koje su uzrokovale ekstremno visoke temperature.
Temperatures expected to top 40°C in large parts of #Australia. High temperatures and winds increased fire danger risk in parts of southern Australia, according to @BOM_au pic.twitter.com/iqFlIT8CnN
— World Meteorological Organization (@WMO) January 5, 2018
U pojedinim djelovima skala na termometru prelazi 45 stepeni Celzijusovih.
Experts have warned us that there will be more days of catastrophic fire danger across Australia. Here's how to prepare. Remember, not knowing is no excuse.https://t.co/MUoBMAanaB #UnimelbPursuit pic.twitter.com/fdm1VuZH9G
— University of Melbourne (@unimelb) January 6, 2018
Eksperti upozoravaju da se u narednim danima očekuje još požara.
Heavy rain, melting snow produce floods in western Germany https://t.co/qQEQhCji5r via @washingtonpost #flooding #cruise #rivercruise pic.twitter.com/W0FoTpqOQu
— news view (@news_view) January 6, 2018
U Evropi i dalje bijesni oluja Eleanor koja donosi jak vjetar i obilne padavine, koje su u pojedinim zemljama prouzrokovale poplave.
Poplave je u Nemačkoj prouzrokovao i snijeg koji se topi na Alpima, zbog čega su zatvorene i pojedine trgovinske rute.
Snow strands thousands, kills skier in French Alps https://t.co/s0O6KnOBXu pic.twitter.com/WufP3ihOOG
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) December 31, 2017
Snijeg je na Alpima odsjekao mnoga turistička mjesta, a u Francuskoj je poginulo i dvoje skijaša.
The beautiful scenery of Laojun Mountain after snow, a famous tourist site located 3 kilometers away from Luanchuan county, Luoyang city of central China's #Henan province pic.twitter.com/tvP5rh7I80
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) January 4, 2018
Snijeg je u Kini prouzrokovao mnoge probleme, ali je priredio i brojne predivne prizore, poput onih na planini Laođun.
#ChinaTravel: Scenery of Hukou Waterfall after first snow in 2018 pic.twitter.com/ndzGRU0dz2
— China News 中国新闻网 (@Echinanews) January 4, 2018
Temperature u pojedinim djelovima Kine padaju toliko nisko da je došlo i do zamrzavanja rijeka.
A powerful storm called a "bomb cyclone" has barreled into the US Northeast bringing heavy snow and high winds. The storm has led to travel chaos with thousands of canceled flights and dangerous roads.
Can you recognize the location in our Pic of the Day? https://t.co/AOLGzUlBY2 pic.twitter.com/upie6usPxt
— DW News (@dwnews) January 5, 2018
Snažna oluja “Ciklon bomba” učinila je sjever američkog kontinenta najhladnijim mjestom na svijetu, uz obilne snježne padavine. Mnogi letovi su otkazani a putevi blokirani.
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