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Blizzard Strikes Portions of Western Europe

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 Wunderground - 14 March 2013 - Christopher C. Burt

Blizzard conditions enveloped Caen, France in Calvados Department near the English Channel on March 12th.Photographer not identified.

A blizzard dropped up to 60 cm (24”) of snow in northern France and the Channel Islands of England on Monday and Tuesday this week. It was said to have been the deepest snow since 1987 in the Channel Islands and since 1970 in Normandy and Picardy in France. Extreme cold followed the snow with the lowest mid-March temperatures since 1845 reported in Belgium.

 

Late-winter snowstorm batters northwestern Europe

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Globalpost Agence France-Presse March 12, 2013

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A heavy late-winter snowstorm battered northwestern Europe on Tuesday, causing massive disruptions including the closure of Frankfurt airport and the suspension of trains between Paris and London.

The unseasonable snowfall -- coming only eight days before the official start of spring -- also knocked out power to thousands of people in France and left hundreds of motorists stranded in their cars.

 

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Five Significant East Coast Flood Events in 18 Months

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Wunderground - 13 March 2013 - Jon Erdman

Irene (August 2011)

Over the past 18 months, five significant storms, including a tropical cyclone, a "Superstorm" and two powerful Nor'easters have left their marks on a battered and bruised East Coast.

This destructive period kicked off in late August 2011 with Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene's march up the East Coast. 

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WATCH: Human Chain Saves Boy

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Weather.com - 13 March 2013 

Check out this incredible video released from New Zealand on Monday. The New Zealand Heraldreports that a 12 year old boy playing in the waters of Hawke's Bay in Australia was caught by a wave and swept out to sea. Police and beachgoers linked hands to form a human chain and dragged the boy to safety before he was seriously hurt.

According to The New Zealand Herald, an officer entered the water and tried to bring the boy back to shore, but the officer had to battle heavy surf during the rescue. The boy was underwater for up to 20 seconds at a time and was struggling to survive. Police instructed members of the public and other police staff to form a human chain, which saved the boy from the rough surf. 

 

Illinois Golfer Rescued from Sinkhole

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The Weather Channel - March 13, 2013 - AP 

Hank Martinez, top, Ed Magaletta, right, and Russ Nobbe, look into an 18-foot-deep and 10-foot- wide sinkhole that golfer Mark Minhal fell into while playing golf at the Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Ill.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the mortgage broker from Creve Coeur, Mo., is recovering after a sinkhole opened up beneath him Friday on the fairway at the 14th hole of a southwestern Illinois golf course.

The pit that swallowed him was 18 feet deep and 10 feet wide.

How Can Water Fall Like This? (Video)

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wunderground.com By: Bailey Johnson Published: March 12, 2013

 

A falling stream of water turns into a zig-zaging, mind-bending illusion in this fascinating video. By strapping a tube to a speaker, and playing a specific frequency, the water appears to coil and snake to the ground. How does it work? Science!

More accurately, the frequency of the speaker syncs with the frame rate of the recording camera. Setting the camera to record 24 frames per second, and setting the speaker to play at 24 hertz, let's us see every sound wave travelling through the stream of water. By setting the speaker to 23 hz -- just slightly out of synch -- the water stream appears to move backwards. A frequency of 25 hz will give the impression of water lazily falling to the floor.

 

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