US EditionMoscow records heaviest snowfall in over 200 years
Moscow State University meteorologists report nearly 92mm precipitation this month, the highest in 203 years, causing major travel disruptions and deep snow cover.
- Moscow has experienced its heaviest snowfall in over 200 years this month, according to Moscow State University meteorologists.
- Images showed residents struggling through heavy snow piles on the streets, with commuter trains delayed and cars stuck in traffic jams.
- The record snowfall was caused by deep cyclones with sharp atmospheric fronts passing over the Moscow region, the observatory said.
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Berliner Morgenpost
The Moscow winter has not been as intense as it has been for many years, and the record levels are putting the population in trouble.
Moscow has recorded the most severe snowfalls in more than two centuries this month.The "unusually strong" snowfalls are the result of "the passage of deep and extended cyclones with an intensified weather front over the Moscow region," explained meteorologists of the Moscow State University on Thursday.In the capital there have now been snowfalls, which correspond to a precipitation of 92 millimetres - "the highest value of the last 203 years",…
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Moscow records heaviest snowfall in over 200 years
Russia's capital Moscow has this month seen the largest snowfall in more than 200 years, Moscow State University meteorologists said on Thursday.
Moscow was buried in January by the worst snowfalls in two centuries, announced on Thursday the meteorologists of Moscow State University, who question the "deep and extended cyclones" that passed over the region of the Russian capital.
The main road into the Russian capital has also been blocked by trucks during the evening and morning, leading to long queues.
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