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Weather is going crazy – snowstorm alert for Los Angeles declared
Up to two meters of snow could fall on the hills around the US metropolis of Los Angeles. It is the first time since 1989 that a blizzard alert has been issued for Los Angeles.
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For the first time in more than 30 years, a snowstorm alert has been issued for Los Angeles.
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The residents of the Californian coastal metropolis are actually used to the sun and pleasant temperatures all year round.
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The US weather service NWS warned that up to two meters of snow could fall on the hills around the metropolis on Friday.
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A snowstorm alert has been issued for Los Angeles for the first time since 1989.
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Up to two meters of snow could fall on the hills around the metropolis in the US state of California on Friday.
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Large parts of the western United States and the north of the country have been suffering from heavy snowstorms since Wednesday.
Amid heavy snowstorms in large parts of the USA, for the first time in more than 30 years, Los Angeles is also affected a Blizzard alert was called been. The US weather service NWS warned that up to two meters of snow could fall on the hills around the metropolis in the US state of California on Friday. “Extremely dangerous conditions” are expected.
It is the first time since 1989 that a blizzard alert has been issued for Los Angeles. The residents of the Californian coastal metropolis are actually used to the sun and pleasant temperatures all year round.
Snowstorms are raging in the west of the country
Large parts of the western United States and the north of the country have been suffering from heavy snowstorms since Wednesday. According to the energy suppliers, more than 900,000 houses in the affected areas were without electricity on Thursday evening. Countless roads were closed and hundreds of flights were canceled at the airports. According to US media reports, a volunteer firefighter in the state of Michigan died in a power cable crash.
Snowstorms were also expected in the northern part of the east coast of the USA. Further south, on the other hand, there was unusual heat on Thursday. Both in Washington and in Baltimore, according to the local weather service new temperature records lined up for this February day. In the US capital, for example, 27 degrees were measured.
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(AFP/job)