Ecological Issues April 2014 | Page 12

Catastrophies in the world

We have decided to approach a series of catastrophies that have happened recently and that had an impact on all of us.

The Blizzard in New York

In January 2014, after the snow storm Hercules, over four thousand flights were cancelled or delayed in New York. In the Big Apple schools and universities were closed as well as the United Nations headquarters. The mayor announced the mobilization of 2500 groomers. New York streets were covered by 16 cm of snow, and the temperatures dropped to -10 degrees Celsius!

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