News about weather

Kazakhstan is updating its wind speed map Kazakhstan has started updating its wind load map. The map will be fully renewed in 2-3 years.

22 January 2013

Transport disrupted as France blanketed in snow Heavy snowfall hit large parts of France on Sunday, putting Paris under a picturesque blanket of white stuff but causing major disruptions to air, road and rail transport.

21 January 2013

Storm brings Frankfurt airport to standstill Traffic at Germany's Frankfurt airport came to a complete standstill Sunday, with all flights cancelled for several hours, as freezing rain lashed the runways and created ice problems for the aircraft.

21 January 2013

Gas and heating restored in storm-hit regions of Zhambyl oblast All residents of the disaster-hit Zhambyl oblast in south Kazakhstan have been reconnected to gas and heating supplies.

21 January 2013

Construction materials from Kazakhstan's reserve fund sent to Zhambyl oblast Construction materials were dispatched from Kazakhstan state material reserve to the storm-hit Zhambyl oblast.

17 January 2013

Australia heatwave part of global trend: IPCC chief Australia's extreme summer heatwave, which caused devastating bushfires and saw temperature forecasts go off the scale, is part of a global warming trend.

15 January 2013

New storm expected in Zhambyl oblast Strong wind is forecasted in Zhambyl oblast of Kazakhstan again.

15 January 2013

One dead, 900 hurt in heavy Japan snowfall Heavy snow that blanketed eastern Japan over the holiday weekend left one man dead and injured 900 others, as Tokyo commuters Tuesday took to the slippery streets.

15 January 2013

Karatau and Zhanatas get first light Power supply was partly restored in Karatau and Zhanatas at around 4 a.m. on January 14.

14 January 2013

20 tons of flour and 14 tons of potatoes dispatched to Karatau and Zhanatas A stock of food and water for thousands of people have been dispatched to the disaster-hit region in South-Kazakhstan Oblast.

14 January 2013

500 militarymen taking part in elimination of emergency situation in Zhambyl oblast Around 500 militarymen are taking part in elimination of consequences of the natural disaster in Zhambyl oblast.

14 January 2013

Communications and electricity partially restored in Karatau Сommunications have been partially restored in disaster-hit Karatau in south Kazakhstan.

14 January 2013

Damaged boiler house being cleared, power being resotred in Karatau Utility services and the military troops are cleaning roads off fallen trees and debris.

14 January 2013

Heating and hot food hubs operating 24/7 in disaster-hit Zhanatas The state authorities are doing everything possible to eliminate the consequences of the storm in south Kazakhstan.

14 January 2013

Kusherbayev arrived to emergency area of Zhambyl oblast Kazakhstan Deputy Prime-Minister arrived in Zhambyl oblast to personally control the works on elimination of the consequences of the storm.

14 January 2013

Australian observatory survives wildfire Telescopes at a global astronomy research hub appear to have survived a devastating Australian bushfire that destroyed nearby homes and damaged several buildings on the site.

14 January 2013

Situation in south Kazakhstan under control Rescuers have taken the situation in south Kazakhstan under control. The region was badly damaged by bad weather.

14 January 2013

Weather caused an emergency in south Kazakhstan Residents of several regions of South-Kazakhstan Oblast and Kyzylorda Oblast have lost power, heating and water.

14 January 2013

As Australia bushfires rage, warning of more heatwaves Firefighters were battling scores of wildfires raging in Australia Saturday, as a government commission warned that climate change had raised the risk of scorching heatwaves becoming more frequent.

13 January 2013

Red-dust sunset as west Australia braces for cyclone Western Australians were bracing Friday for a cyclone with residents warned to batten down for storms and destructive winds gusting up to 140 kilometres per hour (90 mph).

11 January 2013

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