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"Great concern," said Jorge Enrique Bedoya, president of the Colombian Farmers' Association (SAC), in reference to the possible effects of the El Niño phenomenon in the country. For that reason, he called on agricultural producers to implement good practices, preparing water reservoirs for irrigation and fodder for cattle feed.
On the other hand, he highlighted the $ 80,000 million announced by the government for agricultural insurance in 2019, and considered it important that small and medium producers should take advantage of these mechanisms.
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The Minister of Agriculture, Andrés Valencia, said that with these resources the objective is to encourage "the culture of insurance and protection against events of climatic variability".
The resources for agricultural credit next year were announced just when the frost season also begins due to the low temperatures that occur especially in the early hours of the morning. The Ideam has attracted attention mainly for the high mountain areas in Norte Santander and Santander, as well as Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Cauca, Nariño and Antioquia.
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On the other hand, as a result of the imminence of the El Niño phenomenon, the Ministry of the Environment announced in early December a Conpes document with $ 55,256 million to implement strategies that mitigate the impact at the end of this year and beginning of 2019.
According to Bedoya, of the SAC, "it is still too early" to talk about effects on food prices, but he said that if the dry season is prolonged in the first three months of next year "in some areas it can begin to generate a reduction in the normal supply of food ", with a possible effect on consumer prices.
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"The Ministry is vigilant to the prices of food in the supply centers so that there is no speculation about the phenomenon and frost," said the agricultural portfolio. In addition to ensuring, being informed, giving adequate management to the water resource, having food reserves for livestock and avoiding the accumulation of garbage and glass waste, are among the recommendations that the government has given to prepare for the season.
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The snow situation across some parts of Austria is now what could be classified as extreme – a once in a generation type event in parts of the Tirol, Salzburgland, Styria, Upper and Lower Austria. The Vorarlberg also has a huge amount of snow but they are more used to it here, so the current snowfall is considered less unusual.
Nearly all ski resorts in these parts of Austria are on at least a 4/5 (very high) avalanche danger rating, with some on the maximum 5/5 (extreme), with more resorts likely to reach the maximum level during the course of today. Needless to say, any off-piste activity in these areas is completely out of the question. The snow is also causing problems with infrastructure in these areas, including road closures and in some cases villages being entirely cut off.
If you are in the affected parts of Austria right now, the advice is simply to follow the advice of the local authorities. Do not ski outside of any open pistes, do not walk or drive on any closed roads or footpaths, and stay tuned to local media reports.
Elsewhere in the Alps, there has been a lot of snow in some central and eastern parts of Switzerland (e.g. Laax, Davos) where the avalanche risk is also very high. Snow has also fallen further west in the north-western Swiss and northern French Alps, though in more moderate quantities, with no more than a few centimetres in the mega resorts of the Tarentaise, such as Val d’Isère and La Plagne.
Back to the forecast and it will continue snowing all day across most parts of the northern Alps, heaviest in Austria and eastern Switzerland where it will continue for much of tomorrow. In the north-western Alps, especially in France, it will be more moderate and will die way during the course of the day tomorrow.
By Thursday we can roughly expect the following snowfall totals from this latest storm (i.e. since yesterday):
By contrast, the southern Alps have seen very little if any snow in recent days, and weeks even and will continue to miss out over the next few days. The Dolomites, for example, are heavily reliant on artificial snow but it has, at least, generally been sunny, meaning that there has been some perfectly good skiing on offer.
- Northern French Alps: 5-35cm - highest in resorts close to Lake Geneva and the Swiss border (e.g. Avoriaz);
- North-western Swiss Alps (e.g. Gstaad, Wengen): 30-50cm;
- Central and north-eastern Swiss Alps (e.g. Engelberg, Flumserberg, Klosters): 50-80cm, with more in places;
- Northern Austrian Alps (e.g. Lech, Saalbach, Hochkönig, Gosau): 80-150cm. This is of course on top of all the snow that these north-eastern Alpine resorts have already had in recent days – bringing snowfall totals since the New Year to well over 300cm in places.
We will go into much more detail with regards to snow conditions right across the Alps in our main snow report tomorrow.
Published on Jan 8, 2019
Most of us at some point are a little Biased when it comes to seeing Snowfall, the scenery is most wonderful draped in crisp white snow however there is a point at which even the most avid snow fan has to "step back" and evaluate the risks involved with excessive amounts of the white fluffy stuff!.
According to recent reports Europe is currently in the grips of the worst Winter in over some 3 Decades taking us back to the early 1980's, to date 21 lives have been lost with many businesses losing thousands in revenue. Authorities in Bulgaria said another two snowboarders died in an avalanche on Friday. The Bulgarian Red Cross said in a statement that their bodies were found at noon on Friday in the Pirin Mountains in the southwest of the country.
full report here.
Heavy snowfall causes chaos across Europe as two snowboarders die in avalanche
Heavy snowfall has caused chaos in Germany and Austria, as both countries remain on high alert. Several people have died in weather-related incidents. Troops have been deployed to help residents and helicopters are clearing snow from trees to stop it from falling on cars.
full report with videohere.
To say Friday night’s commute in St. Louis was difficult would be an understatement. Parts of I-70, I-64, and I-44 were all shut down at some point. It’s not surprising considering the “Show Me” state recorded some of the heaviest snowfall totals from our country’s latest blockbuster storm. The Missouri State Highway Patrol highlighted the incredible amount of response needed to handle this event.
On Sunday, many people with cameras gathered in mountainous areas of the town, where the mercury fell to minus 25.8 degrees Celsius in the morning.
On the radio news here in Germany one "expert" tried to spin it like this: "Well, warmer temperatures can also mean more snow, because if it's too cold, there is no snow!" or something like that. He then went on to say "but we're expecting warmer temperatures so there will be less snow where we now have much snow". Makes sense?
On the radio news here in Germany one "expert" tried to spin it like this: "Well, warmer temperatures can also mean more snow, because if it's too cold, there is no snow!" or something like that. He then went on to say "but we're expecting warmer temperatures so there will be less snow where we now have much snow". Makes sense?