Moscow Logs Snowiest January In 203 Years; Arctic Air To Grip The U.S.; + Another 'Polar Vortex' Forecast For February

They promised warming. The data instead show a prolonged, expanding hemisphere-wide ice bath.

Moscow Logs Snowiest January In 203 Years

Overnight on Jan 29, Moscow was buried under one of its heaviest snowfalls on record.

Snow of as much as 62.5 cm (24.6 in) hit the capital, making for what is now the snowiest January in books dating back 203 years, according to the Moscow State University Meteorological Observatory.

Roads are impassable in large parts, with emergency services struggling:

There’s been so much snow this January that authorities are having to pile it up on the city outskirts:

Looking east, Kamchatka’s situation has been even more extreme:

Snowfall here has been remarkable, breaking all-time Kamchatka records in books extending back to 1879.

The region is still in recovery mode as of Jan 30, along with much of Russia.

And looking ahead, this winter simply won’t let-up.