#winter-weather

#winter-weather

Q: I have a driving-in-snow tip: Do NOT drive in snow.Stay home and keep warm.Better still, sell your car.You should get a good price in the current market.Mike Smith A: Those ideas might work for people who can avoid driving in winter weather.For others who must, or want to drive in snowy conditions, the biggest advice I can offer is: Go slow.

LONDON  A coating of snow and ice on Sunday upended travel in Britain and put increased pressure on the country's energy supplies, already under strain from a prolonged cold snap.The winter weather intensified on Sunday as a foggy afternoon turned into a snowy evening across much of the country, with a few inches of snow in places continuing into early Monday.

BUCHAREST, Romania  Antony J. Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, and the top diplomats from more than 30 European nations are meeting on Tuesday in Romania to coordinate how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will bolster Ukraine's war efforts against Russia over the harsh winter.The officials plan to discuss further weapons shipments to Ukraine, as well as how to help repair Ukraine's electricity grid and defend the country's critical infrastructure against relentless missile, artillery and drone attacks by the Russian military.

In this week's comments update, readers discussed a block-long timber truss bridge that connects Manhattan's High Line to the renovated Penn Station and other top architecture and design stories.The 300-foot (92-metre) long bridge is part of the Moynihan Connector, which connects Manhattan's elevated High Line walkway to the Moynihan Train Hall transit hub.

More than one in six motorists (18%) admit they would not change their driving plans despite a red weather warning, a new survey suggests.The AA, which commissioned the poll of 13,000 drivers, said people who ignore alerts about treacherous conditions are needlessly putting themselves and their passengers at risk.

Toronto police are urging drivers to slow down as a winter storm sweeps into the city on Wednesday, bringing snow with the possibility of ice pellets and freezing rain.Roads are expected to be slippery.On Wednesday night into early Thursday, they will be covered with snow, police said."Winter weather has started to blow into our region," police said in a tweet.

Const.Sean Shapiro, spokesperson for the traffic services unit of the Toronto Police Service, urged drivers on Tuesday not only to winterize their vehicles but to adjust their driving to road conditions.(CBC) Drivers in southern Ontario are getting a timely reminder that "winter is different" and it's time to plan ahead and get your vehicle ready for difficult driving conditions now that snowy weather is here.

AUSTIN, Texas Central Texas SNAP recipients will be able to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed during the recent winter storm and power outages, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) said on Wednesday.SNAP recipients will be able to apply for replacement food benefits by calling 211 and selecting option 2. Recipients in the following counties have until Feb. 28 to request a benefit replacement: Anderson, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Brazoria, Brooks, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Cameron, Cherokee, Coke, Collin, Comal, Concho, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Gillespie, Harris, Hays, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hopkins, Hunt, Irion, Johnson, Kaufman, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lamar, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Mason, McLennan, Milam, Montgomery, Navarro, Parker, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rockwall, Smith, Sterling, Tarrant, Titus, Travis, Van Zandt, Waller, Wichita, Williamson and Wood.

Photo by Gabriel C. Pérez/ KUT
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 by Laura Morales, KUT
Austin's utility companies and Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will distribute free winter-weather supply kits this week at customer service centers.The kits include water meter keys, styrofoam hose covers, hand-crank flashlights, first-aid supplies and winter weather tip sheets.

The UK has endured a chilly start to December and matters are about to turn a whole lot worse as forecasters warn of a severe cold snap brought in by Arctic winds.The country can expect to see sub-zero temperatures in the daytime and at night, according to the Met Office, and snowy conditions on higher ground for much of the next week.

The UK has endured a chilly start to December and matters are about to turn a whole lot worse as forecasters warn of a severe cold snap brought in by Arctic winds.The country can expect to see sub-zero temperatures in the daytime and at night, according to the Met Office, and snowy conditions on higher ground for much of the next week.

The UK has endured a chilly start to December and matters are about to turn a whole lot worse as forecasters warn of a severe cold snap brought in by Arctic winds.The country can expect to see sub-zero temperatures in the daytime and at night, according to the Met Office, and snowy conditions on higher ground for much of the next week.

Dolphins (8-5) at Bills (10-3), Saturday, 8:15 p.m., NFL Network, WFOR, Orchard Park
Latest line: Bills are favored by 7 1/2 points.Dave Hyde, Sports Columnist (Season record: 9-4): Bills 24, Dolphins 17 Between the Bills' talent, the winter weather, the Dolphins' recent stretch and short week, Buffalo is the natural pick.

NATO is set to discuss bolstering Ukraine's defenses.Neighbors amid debris and the body of a woman at a residential building on Thursday, after it was struck by a Russian missile in Vyshhorod, Ukraine.Credit...Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times BUCHAREST, Romania  Antony J. Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, and the top diplomats from more than 30 European nations are meeting on Tuesday in Romania to coordinate how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will bolster Ukraine's war efforts against Russia over the harsh winter.

People take selfies in front of the first train to travel to liberated Kherson in Kyiv on November 18. Ukraine has restored train service to the newly recaptured southern city of Kherson, and Ukrainian forces face fierce fighting in eastern Donbas, where Russian troops have intensified their push on several fronts.

The number of travelers passing through Miami International Airport jumped 13% in May, June and July compared to the same period in 2019, according to an analysis of airport passenger data from the top 20 US airports compiled by Bloomberg.The vacation and business hot spot had the biggest increase, the data show.