Heavy snowfall in northern parts of the Greek capital on Tuesday prompted authorities to close roads and schools as temperatures dropped to the 0-Celsius mark.
Dionysos Avenue remains off limits from Anatoli to Dionysos and drivers were advised to use snow chains on the road between Katsimidiou and Aghiou Merkouriou in Tatoi.
The old national highway linking Thiva to Athens was shut to lorries and other heavy vehicles, with regular cars allowed access only with snow chains, as the road leading from the funicular to Mont Parnes Casino on Mount Parnitha remained closed since Sunday.
Several schools were also given the day off in Dionysos, Penteli, Nea Penteli, Kapandriti, Kalamos, Malakasa, Petroupoli and Liosia, among other parts of northern Attica.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_08/01/2013_477271
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link
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Is snow in Athens unusual? It seems like it would be considering that’s it’s next to a large, temperature-moderating, body of water.
Argiris, check this out on Spaceweather.com
SOLAR VARIABILITY AND TERRESTRIAL CLIMATE: A new report issued by the National Research Council
From the NASA SOLAR VARIABLILITY AND YERTTRETRIAL CLIMATE report:
” “If there is indeed a solar effect on climate, it is manifested by changes in general circulation rather than in a direct temperature signal.” This fits in with the conclusion of the IPCC and previous NRC reports that solar variability is NOT the cause of global warming over the last 50 years.
Much has been made of the probable connection between the Maunder Minimum, a 70-year deficit of sunspots in the late 17th-early 18th century, and the coldest part of the Little Ice Age, during which Europe and North America were subjected to bitterly cold winters. The mechanism for that regional cooling could have been a drop in the sun’s EUV output; this is, however, speculative”.
They still continue to pomotet the warmist gravy train. Yes, we had hot and cold periods in the past but the last 50 years is different, it is human made.
Screw them all. NASA has become a public embarrassement as they perform “crimes against science” http://chiefio.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/crime-against-science/
We’re cooling all right:
http://notrickszone.com/2013/01/09/ocean-heat-content-based-model-by-german-scientists-shows-continued-global-cooling/
And they predicted Mediterranean climate in Northern Europe like the UK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOh_ygIGsdg
I guess THIS is what we have already. Thanks, but no thanks.
There was snow in Jerusalem yesterday – not that unusual but quite heavy.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-white-album/
We just now are having colder weather after a failed attempt to have snow.
Ridge setup on the West Coast is poor for our winters.
Global cooling? I’d like some of that please?
I believe the IPCC are right and wrong at the same time.
They are right we are in a warm period but are wrong to blame it on mankind.
The only thing mankind is doing is maybe accelerating the pace of the warming but the warming is meant to happen one way or another.
We are in a inter glacial period between ice age and warming which we will every 500 years bounce between mini warm and cold periods.
We are at the edge of the mini warm period so expect some freakish weather bouncing back n forth.
Sadly I will likely get trolled since I am not making fun of a political party which seems to be what America enjoys doing.
What a shame.
Kyle your obviously new here?
the folks here dont troll anyone.
comments re political or specific persons are earned by their stupidity in refusing to admit theyve been suckered into massive spendin on fictitious warmist agendas, while their people in many nations suffer for lack of funds for stuff that actually IS real and matters. I nominate JuLiar our aussie PM as one such fool.wouldnt matter to me what party, anyone that daft deserves to be ridiculed.