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Here's a piece about summer skiing (or the lack of) in the North-Eastern Alps (with my translation). Article dated 22nd August 2017 Original link: http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/08/22/news/c_era_una_volta_lo_sci_d_estate_la_resa_dell_ultimo_ghiacciaio-173564734/?ref=RHPPBT-VA-I0-C4-P9-S1.4-T1 Translation (think he meant the ultimate, rather than last glacier): Once upon a time at the Stelvio Pass, there used to be summer skiing: the surrender of the ultimate glacier. For the first time in 50 years, the lifts are closing due to high temperatures. Not even the use of thermal covers can preserve the snow at a height of 3,000m. BOLZANO. Three centimetres of fresh snow aren’t enough to fill in the ever-widening crevasses on a glacier which is feeling the strain from global warming. So, summer skiing on the Stelvio Pass has thrown in the towel: the pistes should have re-opened on Sunday, after an unprecedented mid-August break. Instead, they’ll stay shut until a yet-to-be-determined date; that is, until the snow, which at the end of August, at 3,000m above sea level should be plentiful, sweeps away, with one white hand, the unsettling grey affecting all Alpine glaciers this year; grubby with dust, rocks and even African sand, and therefore even more helpless from the solar rays.
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Here's my very quick translation (I'm an Italian/English translator amongst other things) of an article about the Calderone Glacier on Gran Sasso - not too far from Rome - about half way down Italy. Link to original (with photos): http://www.meteo.it/giornale/il-ghiacciaio-del-calderone-non-e-scomparso-12944.shtml My translation: The Calderone Glacier hasn’t disappeared – under the detritus, a layer of buried ice between 15 and 25 metres thick, can still be found. The Calderone Glacier, on the Gran Sasso Massif, is the southernmost in Europe, and in the last few days, some alarming news has been received on its state of health: it’s virtually disappeared! In reality, on the surface, only 3 snowfields of reduced size remain, and they’re unlikely to survive to the end of the season. The situation is explained by the unusual climate conditions of the last few months; from the scarce spring snow to the anomalous heat of the summer. Indeed, as Professor Fazzini, a climatologist from the University of Camerino confirms, the weather station situated at the Rifugio Franchetti, at the base of the glacier has recorded temperatures higher than 20 degrees on 5 separate occasions in the first half of August – exceptionally high for such an altitude. However, all this doesn’t mean that the glacier has disappeared; under the detritus, in fact, a layer of buried ice between 15 and 25 metres thick, can still be found. The glacier therefore survives, protected by rocky detritus, even though, as Professor Fazzini reminds us: “In the last 10 years its thickness has shrunk by around a metre”, in all probability down to recent climatic change.
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Model Moans, Ramps and Banter
pinkertonsurly replied to Polar Maritime's topic in Forecast Model Discussion
Karyo - I lived and worked in Turin for 3 years, and inland from Ancona for 2, so I sympathise - sounds like where you were was worse, although I must say I thought I was going to die during my first summer in Turin! -
Model Moans, Ramps and Banter
pinkertonsurly replied to Polar Maritime's topic in Forecast Model Discussion
Must be a piece of cake being a weather forecaster in Southern Italy, albeit a bit boring and uncomfortably hot: 'Intense heat for at least 10-12 days'. -
Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 8th July onwards
pinkertonsurly replied to Supacell's topic in Storms & Severe Weather
We noticed! -
Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 8th July onwards
pinkertonsurly replied to Supacell's topic in Storms & Severe Weather
Rain just started and increasingly frequent thunder in Winchester. Heading NE? -
Convective/Storm Discussion Thread - 8th July onwards
pinkertonsurly replied to Supacell's topic in Storms & Severe Weather
Sure does. I hate thunderstorms. Glad I don't live in the line of fire... Oh, wait a minute. -
Model Moans, Ramps and Banter
pinkertonsurly replied to Polar Maritime's topic in Forecast Model Discussion
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South West & Central Southern England Regional Discussion 11/1/2017 ---->
pinkertonsurly replied to A.J's topic in Regional
Frosty bits and pieces around Winchester. The Mystic Meg thread looks very sad now - like a hospital ward being closed down while the last few patients sit by their beds, waiting to go home, and a few nurses come in every now and then to collect archive boxes. -
South West & Central Southern England Regional Discussion 11/1/2017 ---->
pinkertonsurly replied to A.J's topic in Regional
I suspect that I'll see cars covered in snow coming from high-up villages like Four Marks, while Winchester has the odd flake. Still - there's always the entertainment on the MAD thread. -
Ah - so good to be able to post what you want when you read the toys out of pram on the Model thread. Sun has been threatening to break through in Winchester but hasn't. 9.8 degrees and not a sniff of wind or rain. Forecast for the next week or so: a bit colder, but still drab early next week; the odd bit of rain and wind later next week, and after that, who knows?
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South West/Central Southern England Regional Discussion 16/01/13 06z ----->
pinkertonsurly replied to A.J's topic in Regional
Evening. Temperature has been -1.8 for about 2 hours in Winchester. Seems to be a bit breezier and cloudier than last night when we reached -7.3 according to http://www.winchesterweather.org.uk/ Good luck with the snow, Devon and Cornwall - once Burgh Island and St Michael's Mount are covered, the rest of you should be alright! -
South West/Central Southern England Regional Discussion 13/01/13 ---->
pinkertonsurly replied to A.J's topic in Regional
On the 5 o'clock radar, it looks like rain (edging over the Bristol Channel) is turning to sleet as soon as it hits land, and, approaching Bridgwater, there's an area of light snow. -
Model Mayhem - Moan, Ramp, Go Nuts
pinkertonsurly replied to Paul's topic in Forecast Model Discussion
Whilst our weather forecasters hedge their bets over snow within 24 hours, it's a different story in Italy according to La Repubblica: "Sulla capitale potrebbe nevicare il 18 gennaio a partire dalla tarda mattinata. In particolare i fiocchi cadranno su Roma Nord e Roma Est", ha detto il meteorologo Antonio Sano. or: "In the capital, it may snow on the 18th of January from late morning onwards. In particular, snow will fall in north and east Rome" said meteorologist Antonio Sano. So, why can't our weather forecasters tell me whether or not it's going to snow in Bicester on Wednesday evening, eh?