winter

Antarctic sea ice reached a worrying minimum for the third year

Published on: March 2, 2024
00:45

Washington, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) The Antarctic Sea's ice reached its minimum extent of 1.99 million square kilometers during the austral summer of 2024, a report from the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder (NSIDC) revealed.

Russia reports the snowiest winter in the last decades

Published on: February 16, 2024
10:48

Moscow, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) The current winter can be classified as abnormal and the snowiest in recent decades, the scientific director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, reported today.

China allocates emergency fund after winter weather damages

Published on: February 6, 2024
13:20

Beijing, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) China allocated an estimated 141 million yuan (nearly 20 million dollars) on Tuesday to reopen the roads affected by winter weather amid migration before the Spring Festival.

Ukrainian army prepares drone attacks on Russia for winter

Published on: November 5, 2023
12:14

Kiev, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian army will launch drone attacks on Russian regions during the winter, Brigadier General Sergei Baranov, head of the military unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said on Sunday.

Chile expects very cold winter and new outbreaks of respiratory virus

Published on: June 21, 2023
11:05

Santiago de Chile, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Chilean authorities warn about possible very cold temperatures and new outbreaks of respiratory diseases in the country as the winter season officially began today in the southern region of the planet.

Chile to conduct plan to protect the homeless

Published on: June 20, 2023
15:38

Santiago de Chile, Jun 20 (Prensa Latina) Chile´s Social Development and Family Ministry is presently keeping as many as 2,120 beds available in 106 shelters so as to provide protection to down-and-outers in winter.

Jamaica might have a strong winter tourist season

Published on: December 24, 2022
00:15

Kingston, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The 2022/2023 winter tourist season in Jamaica promises to be very strong, with some 1.3 million airplane seats to the Caribbean island already insured, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said.

Japanese Government calls to save electricity in winter

Published on: November 1, 2022
13:11

Tokyo, Nov 1 (Prensa Latina) The Japanese Government on Tuesday called on companies and households across the country to save electricity during the winter, due to fears of energy shortages.

U.S. home heating bills expected to surge coming winter

Published on: October 12, 2022
17:14

Washington, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) U.S. consumers can expect to pay up to 28% more to heat their homes this winter than last year due to surging fuel costs and slightly colder weather, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected in its winter fuels outlook on Wednesday.

Beijing-2022 Winter Olympics to be held with few spectators

Published on: January 19, 2022
00:15

Beijing, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The 24th Beijing-2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held without ticket sales to the public due to the worsening of the Covid-19 pandemic, so the few spectators present will be guest groups, official sources reported on Tuesday.

NEWS