Christmas Travel Mocked By Massive Storms In US
Heavy snowfall
In a strong reaction to the much studied climatic problem of global warming, major parts in the US faced heavy snowfall in the past few days. The heavy snowfall is still expected to continue taking the snowfall to about 22 inches of snow in areas such as Baltimore-Washington till Sunday. The snowstorm is believed to be the strongest fall in these areas since February 2003.
Washington is thought to be one of the worst hit areas in the US which has experienced snowfall in several years. Washington saw a heavy snowfall falling at a rate of 2 inches an hour which thus forced the airports to be closed at until Sunday morning. Most of the flights from the Dulles International Airport have been cancelled. It is believed that the snowstorm caused a havoc due to which about 200 flights were cancelled at the O’Hare International Airport. About 60 other flights were cancelled from the nearby airports while a few delayed for about 20 minutes.
Christmas vacations
The flight cancellations disrupted the Christmas vacations of thousands of travelers in the US, stranding them from their holidays. However, there were some flights which were just delayed for over 45 minutes before taking off for their respective destinations.
Apart from the heavy snowfall, the country also faced a mix of sleet with the freezing rain which just started off early in the afternoon in the places like northwest Indiana and the northeast Illinois. Predicting the brutality of this heavy snowstorm, the National Weather Service raised concerns over a possible flood watch along with the chances of experiencing 3 inches of rain tomorrow. This extreme weather condition simply intensifies the climatic change the earth is experiencing which has become a major issue of concern for all environmentalists across the world.
The weather change disrupted the flights of about 60,000 passengers at Midway, while 190,000 others were expected to be at the O’Hare airport. The weather seems to be covering the fun of Christmas with its brutal white snow blanket which has covered a larger part of America along with Europe.
