‘Pandemic of snow’: Alaska hit by record snowfall
A “pandemic of snow” has covered a city in Alaska, causing the roofs of commercial buildings to collapse – with officials urging residents to get out their shovels to avoid a similar fate at home. Home to just under 300,000 people, Anchorage is no stranger to cold winters. But this time, the city has already […]
Winter storm brought frigid temperatures and crippling snowfall to the United States
At least 52 people have died as a result of a winter storm that swept across the US over Christmas weekend, with 28 deaths in New York’s Erie County alone. Buffalo, New York, was engulfed in up to 4 feet of snow and battered by ferocious blizzard conditions that resulted in zero visibility. The storm […]