Monday, November 29, 2010

BBC Wales Nature blog

BBC Wales Nature blog


Colder than Greenland

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:13 AM PST

The cold spell tightened its grip over the weekend with record breaking temperatures in Wales making it colder than Greenland. Cold snaps and snow are not unusual in November but the cold we're currently experiencing is more severe than usual. Our coldest weather normally comes after Christmas and in the New Year. At Llysdinam near Newbridge on Wye in Powys the temperature plunged to -18...

Blizzards and buzzards

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:06 AM PST

Well, despite the chaos on the roads on Friday night - we all managed to survive the snow blizzards...just! It felt like a scene from 'The Day After Tomorrow' with everyone panicking, schools closing, cars sliding off the roads, traffic jams and planes crash landing into mountain tops. Imagine if we ever end up with proper winters like they have in the rest of Europe where -25 Celcius is...

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