Storm
Flights canceled as wide swath of US braces for winter storm
Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a huge swath of the U.S. braced for a major winter storm that was set to put millions of Americans in the path of heavy snow and freezing rain.
Firm operating congested highway fined by authorities
Turkish authorities have fined a company that operates the Northern Marmara Highway, where hundreds of vehicles were stranded for long hours during the massive snowstorm last week.
Editorial: Reforming the political system
No one doubts that the management of last week's snowstorm that hit the country hard and for many days disorganised life in the capital was disheartening, to say the least.
Despite the fact that meteorologists had announced the coming storm well in advance, those involved in handling it did not perform effectively.
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Weather: Extraordinary bulletin with heavy rains and snow
The main characteristics will be rains and thunderstorms, snowfall mainly in the central and northern mountains
Weather in Bulgaria: Snow all over the Country
Today, on the passing cold front, in many places in southern Bulgaria it will snow, in the lowlands - rain and snow. This was announced for FOCUS News Agency by the weather forecaster on duty at the National Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology Evgenia Egova.
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A winter storm has left thousands without electricity in the United States
Bad winter on the east coast of the United States has left thousands of homes without electricity and led to flight cancellations.
Two casualties have been reported in North Carolina since the disaster.
Death toll climbs after storm hammers Turkey’s northwest
The death toll in a powerful wind storm that has been pounding Turkey's northwest region, including Istanbul, for a while has increased to five, the country's health minister has said, adding that 63 people have been injured so far.
Severe weather to hit Greece from Thursday
Rain and thunderstorms forecast
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Mostly Sunny Weather Today with Possibility of some Rainfall
Today, the weather over Western Bulgaria will be mostly sunny. This was announced for FOCUS News Agency by Georgi Tsekov, weather forecaster on duty at the National Institute in meteorology and hydrology.
144,000 Lightning Bolts Hit Southeast Europe in Past 24 Hours
144,000 lightning bolts fell in 24 hours in Southeast Europe.
Thunderstorms were accompanied by hail as 144,000 lightning bolts have fallen in Southeast Europe in the last 24 hours.
This shows a reference from "Blitzortung" platform, which registers real-time thunderstorm activity.
About 1/4 of all of them are on the territory of Bulgaria.