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Significant freezing rain possible from southern Plains to Mid-Atlantic through the weekend.
Friday, January 13th, 2017NWS: An extensive, widespread freezing rain event is possible from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley Friday into Sunday. The event has the potential to cause downed trees, power outages and dangerous travel conditions. Elsewhere, heavy snow is possible from the Great Basin to the central Rockies. Additional rain and high elevation snow may impact California this weekend.
An arctic blast that has reached as far south as the Mediterranean is generating perilous conditions for thousands of refugees in overcrowded migrant camps in Greece and prompting the European Union to declare the situation “untenable.”
Thursday, January 12th, 2017Snow and sleet pounded a large swath of the East Coast on Saturday, coating roads with ice and causing hundreds of crashes. Thousands of people lost power, and forecasters warned of blizzard-like conditions from Virginia to parts of the Northeast
Sunday, January 8th, 2017
NWS: “Heavy rain and mountain snow will continue in the West this weekend. Flooding is likely across central and northern California, western Nevada and coastal Oregon. In the east and southeast, arctic air will bring bitter cold temperatures as snow along the northeastern coast tapers off. Blizzard warnings have been posted in east Mass; where snow will persist into Sunday.”
Six people have died and five remained on life support after a rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma struck Melbourne, Australia.
Sunday, November 27th, 2016“….Monday’s storm caused rain-sodden ryegrass pollen grains to explode and disperse over the city, with tiny pollen particles penetrating deep into lungs. Around a third of patients who suffered asthma attacks on Monday reported never having asthma before. The storm overwhelmed emergency services and hospitals in this city of 4.5 million people, with 8,500 receiving hospital treatment…..”
The Global Burden of Disease: Air pollution is the fourth top cause of death globally, after poor diet, high blood pressure and smoking.
Friday, November 11th, 2016- “In December 1873, London was blanketed for a week in a yellow fog so thick that people could not see their feet. Some 780 people died.
- “…..roughly 6.5 million people died from both indoor and outdoor air pollution in 2015. Two million of them died in India. Deaths from outdoor air pollution have risen to 4.2 million in 2015 from 3.5 million in 1990…..”
- “….In England…in 1952…..another heavy smog episode — this time from coal-burning fireplaces and cooking ranges — left as many as 12,000 dead…..”
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