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Re: [STORMREPORTS] BBC: Extreme Cold in Russia

From: Olli Haukkovaara (olli.haukkovaara{at}pp.nic.fi)
Date: Fri Jan 17 2003 - 03:56:46 EST


At 06:47 10.1.2003 -0500, Jesse Ferrell wrote:
>There are also reports that the Baltic Sea is beginning to freeze over in
>some places, and Finnish scientists say the ice may cover it entirely for
>the first time since 1948.

It seems that the extremely cold period is now over, now we have
very warm here, maximum +1 deg C and warm weather seems to continue.

>Some 40 ships have been trapped in the icy Gulf of Finland, near the city
>of St Petersburg and ice-breakers have been sent to their rescue.

Russians have asked help from Finland, but in this situation we need all our
ice-breakers in our own country. So far no such problems in Finnish waters.

Regards, Olli Haukkovaara, Finland

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