Wild Weather Weekly -- ( January 10 - 24, 2018 ) PART II
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Europe:
Storm Friederike
Western Europe storm produced 200kph winds, killing 12 people, thousands without power
Adrenaline rush seeking leads one person to try kite surfing out in the storm
UK and Scotland
Storm Friederike caused havoc on roads and snowfall with ice
UK snow causing traffic chaos
Scottland cold freezing temps and snow
Germany
Planes find it difficult to land amid the strong winds
5 deaths due to wind, many traffic accidents related to the weather
Poland
Experiencing snowfall with 2 injured and tens of thousands without power
winds over 100kph; many traffic accidents reported
Storm Georgina:
UK, Scotland and Ireland
End of cold snap brings storm with much rain and flash flooding
Flash floods on the 21st and high winds of Storm Georgina on the 24th.
Some landslides reported
Ireland lashed by winds over 90mph
France
One of wettest winters on record
River Seine overflows in Paris
Record snowfall in the Alps in France
Russia and Siberia
Deep Arctic trough brought exceptionally cold temperatures, some around -88 F
Philippines
Tropical depression "Agaton" hits Visayas and Mindanao both flooded
11 deaths reported
Indonesia
Bali and other areas experienced flooding
One gentleman paddles through the flooded streets
South Africa
Cape Town under Warning: 3 months of water left, may lose water by mid April
Water rationing has been in place but has been ineffective so far
Likely the first major city to lose water supply
Australia
Heatwave
Sydney Royal National Park is burning from fires
New Zealand
January on track to be the hottest month since record keeping began in 1909
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