Tragedy unfolding in Europe – Is U.S. media trying to ignore it?

“The cold snap in Europe, which began in late January, has killed hundreds and brought deep snow where it hasn’t been seen in decades,” says this article in the Seattle Times.

This should be front page news. Instead, the article doesn’t appear until page eight. And the title, “At least 3 killed in avalanche in Kosovo,” belies the seriousness of the situation. (The print version carries a different headline: “Cold snap, snow lock down Europe.”)

How about a headline that tells it like it is?

140,000 trapped by snow – Death toll rises past 550.

That headline would give readers a glimpse of what’s really happening in Europe, where snow drifts reaching above the rooftops have kept tens of thousands of villagers prisoners in their own homes.

Now, I’ll admit that once you get past the ho-hum headline and down to the third paragraph, the Seattle Times article gets to the harsh truth.

You learn that in Montenegro, “the heaviest snow in 63 years sealed off hundreds of villages, shut down roads and railways and closed the main airport.” And you learn that “It was the biggest snowfall in the capital since 1949.”

You also learn that “boat traffic on the frozen Danube river — one of Europe’s key waterways — has been unable to move for the longest time in recent memory.” (Italics added.)

The rest of the article is quite informative, and I appreciate that.

But it’s that “cold snap” thing that bugs me.

Did all of the world’s journalists go to “cold snap” school?

If temperatures go up by a hundredth of a degree they scream “global warming.” But if, heaven forbid, it’s record cold and record snow? “Well, let’s just call it a cold snap.”

Would you call it a “cold snap” when more than 100 vessels become trapped in icy waters of the Sea of Azov? That’s what Reuters called it. “A fierce cold snap with temperatures of about -25C (-13 F) caused large parts of the Azov Sea to freeze,” said Reuters.

Would you call it a “cold snap” when more than 2,000 roads in Turkey are blocked by heavy snows? That’s what the Google News headline announced. The article itself was very good, speaking of brutal cold and record low temperatures, but – “cold snap”?

Would you call it a “cold snap” when people have to cut tunnels through 15 feet of snow to get out of their homes? “Eastern Europe has been pummeled by a record-breaking cold snap,” says this otherwise great AP article.

Look at these headlines. Are these the result of a “cold snap”?

Serbia cuts power in desperate bid to prevent collapse of national grid

The country’s entire electric distribution system could collapse…

Hundreds of barns collapse in Italy

At least one million farm animals in danger of running out of food.

Villages buried under 4-5 meters of snow – Video

“23.000 people are isolated, how many people and animals have died we don’t know since nobody can reach there.”

Italian villages trapped in more than 9 feet of snow

With the death toll already at 43, another blast of freezing weather…

Danube freezes over – One of the greatest rivers in Europe

Danube wholly or partially blocked in six countries.

Most winter grain destroyed in southern and eastern Ukraine

With temperatures 12 to 17C below average, the situation in Ukraine has became serious.

European death toll rises to 480 – and counting

150 cattle killed when roofs collapse. “It seems more like a war in Europe.”

Code red for agriculture in Tuscany

“Blizzard comes and farmers tremble” – Loss rates up to 50%.

Turkey quake survivors fighting the snow

Walking 300 feet through the snow to reach the nearest toilets.

No, this is no mere cold snap. There’s a tragedy unfolding in Europe, and the world needs to know.

links at http://iceagenow.info/2012/02/tragedy-unfolding-europe-u-s-media-ignore-it/

By Friday, February 10th, an estimated 500 Europeans had died from the freezing weather gripping the continent. This is the price they and British citizens are paying for embracing the global warming hoax, spending billions for wind power when they should have been building coal-fired and other sources of energy to heat their homes and businesses. All aspects of global warming legislation and spending programs must be utterly reversed if we are not going to see huge losses of life and the disruption of entire economies.

In England, the Mail, reported on Sunday, February 12th, that large numbers of its elderly citizens are being “frozen to death as fuel bills soar: hypothermia cases among the elderly double in five years.” England, now gripped by foolish green notions of renewable energy, has covered itself with wind turbines, despoiling its countryside and coasts while proving unreliable and incapable of meeting its energy needs.

Figures showed that “1,876 patients were treated in hospital for hypothermia in 2010-2011, up from 950 in 2006-2007” reported the Mail. “Three-quarters of victims were pensioners, with cases soaring among the over-60s more than any other age group.”

In Europe, other news organizations reported that “Many of the dead were homeless people, who literally froze to death as the temperatures dropped to minus 50 degrees in some parts of the continent. Their bodies were found in the streets buried under snow, in rivers, and in doorways. Dozens of people were also killed in weather-related accidents.”

Writing in a Turkish newspaper, the Hurriyet Daily News, Sophie Quintin Adali, an analyst for a project of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, said, “As if the debt crisis weren’t bad enough news, the climate freeze sweeping across Europe is wreaking havoc by severely disrupting travel, business and people’s lives. Local authorities, indeed whole countries, are caught poorly prepared.” Turkey is experiencing record snowfall and low temperatures.

Do the American media know where Europe is lol.

This winter was the warmest on record in the UK for decades and that's a fact and was very mild indeed.

It has snowed twice here all year and melted the day after both times. There are crocuses already in the nearby woods. It was pretty cold week before last but no different than any other year. The UK press are obsessed with the famous British weather. This hype appears every year and this year was no different.

We had a Bosnian Doctor stay with us last week and Bosnia was on the BBC ...now that was cold with plenty of snow. Im reliably informed it is very cold in winter there every year.

MSM.. you gotta love em.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/23/uk-weather-warmest-winter_n_1223037.html

My son was commenting on how warm it was in England as well this year. I suspect with the magnetic north pole moving those areas closest to the new positioning would be most affected. Or perhaps the reason is something else altogether different. I know Alaska has had a very rough go of it this winter as well.

What is really surprising and unusual is that there was so much snowfall and such low temperatures in the parts of Europe which have milder, warmer climate and weather in general. The infrastructure there is not always adapted to such conditions, people are not used to them and the snowstorms that brought all that snow were quite long-lasting. Heavy winds on top of that. They were not prepared for such a quick and massive attack. The speed of the wind in northern Italy reached 190 km/h...

It is getting warmer in Poland right now and we are getting more snow . Till yesterday the media said that there was not enough snow in Poland this winter. The autumn was extremely dry, very little rain.
We are witnessing a lot of abnormalities, but due to what? Gulf of Mexico oil spill? Fukushima? chemtrails? magnetic Pole revearsal? moving through the galactic plane? the quiet of the sun? all of the above? someting else? Mabe it is a mini ice-age approaching and it is just another natural cycle..

Hello All,

Keep in mind the reports from 2010 on the Gulf Stream loop current stopped or slowed down. It was reported then that this would have an affect on Europe's climate, creating colder weather. The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate provided data to support this, despite mainstream media never mentioning it. This included conspiracy sites being debunked of it slowing or stopping due to how this information was spreading around. For the past two years, parts of Europes climate has been nearing/reaching record highs in terms of temperature and people affected. Be careful of those who are trying to downplay Europes current challenges. It is not funny

yes, I meant to type "lows", not "highs".