Winter News
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The winter solstice is upon us, marking the first day of astronomical winter, the shortest day of the year and the longest night. For six months, the days have grown shorter and the nights longer in the Northern Hemisphere, but now it will reverse itself.
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Westbury -
Singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips (former "American Idol" winner) announced that he will be embarking on an intimate tour this winter.
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Firefighters battled a series of wildfires in Britain on Wednesday, including a large moorland blaze outside the northern English city of Manchester, as the country experienced its warmest winter weather on record.
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A frigid polar vortex is wreaking havoc on air travel at some of the nation's busiest airports, including Chicago and Atlanta.
More than 1,000 flights were canceled by 9 a.m. on Tuesday, adding to the hundreds more disrupted on Monday.
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Greensboro -
Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Katie Ledecky has a major reason to be proud. She was the big winner at the 2018 Winter National Swimming Championships.
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Greensboro -
Olympian Jacob Pebley triumphed at the 2018 Winter National Swimming Championships, which were held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina.
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Greensboro -
2017 World champion swimmer Michael Chadwick has a major reason to celebrate. He triumphed in the Men's 100 meter freestyle at the 2018 Winter Nationals.
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Greensboro -
On November 29, Olympic medalist swimmer Nathan Adrian had a major reason to celebrate. He won the Men's 50 meter freestyle race at the Winter National Championships.
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Electronic duo Hippie Sabotage will be performing shows in Southern California this winter, in addition to their "Lost California" Tour.
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An El Niño watch was issued in the latest outlook from NOAA, indicating an increasing chance for El Niño conditions to develop later this year.
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Pyeongchang -
Acclaimed skier David Wise chatted with Digital Journal about his 2018 Olympic gold medal win at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in the men's halfpipe.
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By AFP
Cox's Bazar -
Bangladesh doctors warned Tuesday of a sharp escalation in Rohingya children suffering from pneumonia as hundreds of thousands of refugees shiver through winter in overcrowded camps with little protection from the cold.
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By AFP
Seoul -
A top North Korean sports official voiced doubts over a proposal by South Korean President Moon Jae-In to form a unified Olympic team, citing political tensions and a lack of time, a report said.
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By AFP
Seoul -
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday invited North Korea to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, saying sports could serve as a peace maker.
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Finnish DJ and record producer Darude has announced the second leg of his "2017 Winter Tour." Digital Journal has the scoop.
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By AFP
Sanktpeterburg -
As the fierce winter drags towards an end in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg, Eduard Okuniyev is counting himself lucky to still be alive.
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Edmonton -
Edmonton's Hawrelak Park transformed into a winter wonderland this past weekend, with the Ice Castles and Silver Skate Festival.
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New York -
More than 1,000 flights from East Coast cities in the U.S. had to be cancelled Monday as a major winter storm moved into the region with snow, ice and high winds.
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New York City -
Millions of northeastern U.S. residents woke up to a carpet of white snow Saturday as the largest storm in years crashed the East Coast, leaving tall drifts, blocked roads and power outages in its wake.
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As winter sets in across Alberta many bird species head south, but even with the cold weather and deep snow some birds stick around. They are the hardy few, which make Alberta and Canada their year-round home.
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More than 1 million refugees face sub-zero temperatures and increased risk of illness on Europe's borders and in the Middle East. Harsh winter conditions will see temperatures fall to -11C in the Balkans.
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Hamilton -
Sunwing airline passengers trying to get home to Calgary are furious over the plane's stopover in Hamilton, Ontario where they were forced to endure an eight-hour wait on the tarmac.
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By AFP
Gorkha -
Thousands of Nepalis still living in tents months after a massive earthquake are facing a desperate winter, because of a fuel crisis and bickering politicians' failure to spend a $4.1 billion reconstruction fund.Eight months after a 7.
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Greenville -
Two interesting ice sculptures recently popped up in North Carolin as a result of the never-ending winter weather that has hit the United States in recent weeks.
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Harlan -
One police department in Kentucky is blaming a fictional Disney character for the harsh winter weather that has hit the state this week and they have issued a warrant for her arrest.
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Edmonton -
Fusing French Canadian and First Nations legend, this lesser known winter festival is becoming something to look forward to in mid-winter.
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New York City -
As much as three feet of snow is expected Monday and Tuesday along a 250-mile stretch of the U.S. northeast coast as a massive winter storm brings enough heavy winds and driving snow to potentially shut down several of the nation's greatest cities.
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Wrap up warm or you’ll catch a cold is a common saying. There may be an element of truth to this for the cold causing virus is more virulent in cold temperatures when compared with warmer ones.
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By AFP
Saint Petersburg -
In his seven years spent living rough around Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg, Valera has lost his girlfriend and four fingers to the brutal winter weather.
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Toronto -
Around 100 volunteers will be preparing 3000 winter survival kits at a warehouse in Caledonia Road, Toronto, to distribute to agencies in the GTA this Saturday.
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Winter Image
Weekend crowd at Beech Mountain, North Carolina
Rivers in the Fairlands Valley Park are frozen up as temperatures struggle to climb above -3c (27f)
A man falls while slipping on ice during freezing rain on Roosevelt Island, a borough of Manhattan in New York January 5, 2014. The man got up and walked away from the fall With permission by Reuters / Zoran Milich
Jerry Jackson rides his bike in Detroit, Michigan -- the state has declared a emergency in view of the frigid temperatures JEFF KOWALSKY, AFP
snowman in a garden at night Henri Bonnell
Sunday's cloudy skies didn't hide the plants colours at Toronto's Music Gardens
Snow in Lyon, 13 November 2010
Dogs adjusting to Chicago's blizzard of 2011
Snow in Lyon, 13 November 2010
A look down Woodward Avenue
A sheet of ice can be seen in a Crossville, Tennessee parking lot.
A back garden in Kilmalcolm, Scotland Published with permission from Andrew Fernie
Southwestern Ontario Hwy. 402 remained closed as of 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.
Snow in Lyon, 13 November 2010
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