Heavy Snow Brings Northern China To A Standstill; Russians Freeze; Record Cold Grips Australia; Antarctica's Summertime Plunge; + COP(28) Is The New Davos

“We’re freezing, Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin]. Please help, you’re our only hope ... We can’t heat our food, keep warm, take a bath, go to the bathroom.”

Heavy Snow Brings Northern China To A Standstill

Snowfall across northern China forced road closures, school suspensions, and train/flight cancellations on Monday.

A rare 'red alert' for blizzards was in effect in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, with school suspended there as well as two other cities in Henan, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The Zhengzhou airport was also closed.

A total of 134 road sections in 12 provinces, including 95 on highways, were closed as of 7 AM Monday due to snow and icy conditions, CCTV added. Train services were also cancelled, across Shanxi province, for example.

Rivers in Shenyang, Liaoning province freeze.

The latitudinal snow line, which has already engulfed all of Russia and Mongolia, has now descended south well into China.