Winter storms of 2007–08 — Winter storms of 2007–2008 profiles the major winter storms, including blizzards, ice storms, and other winter events, from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that… … Wikipedia
year — /year/, n. 1. a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year). Cf. common year, leap year. 2. a period of approximately the … Universalium
Winter Olympic coins — Although the first Olympic coin can be traced back to 480 BC, the modern Olympics did not see its first commemoratives until 1951. The original concept of Olympic coins was that the Greeks believed that coins brought the general public closer to… … Wikipedia
Hundred of Hoo Railway — The Hundred of Hoo Railway is a railway line in Kent, following the North Kent Line from Gravesend before diverging at Hoo Junction near Shorne Marshes and continuing in an easterly direction across the Hoo Peninsula, passing near the villages of … Wikipedia
Year Without a Summer — The Year Without a Summer, also known as the Poverty Year , The Year There Was No Summer or Eighteen hundred and froze to death , was 1816, in which severe summer climate abnormalities destroyed crops in Northern Europe, the American Northeast… … Wikipedia
Winter of 2009–2010 in Europe — See also: Winter of 2009–2010 in the United Kingdom Winter of 2009–2010 in Europe Map of Europe showing the difference of temperature between 11–18 December 2009 and the 2000–2008 average. Storm type: Winter storm Formed … Wikipedia
Winter Hill (North West England) — Infobox Mountain Name = Winter Hill Photo = Winter Hill From Blackrod.jpg Caption = Winter Hill from Blackrod. The mast can be seen for many miles around. Elevation = 456 m (1,496 ft) Location = North West England Range = Prominence = 218 m… … Wikipedia
1997 Western Plains winter storms — Coordinates: 39°00′N 105°30′W / 39°N 105.5°W / 39; 105.5 The 1997 Western Plains winter storms comprised a system of extre … Wikipedia
List of winter festivals — This is an incomplete list of festivals and holidays that take place during the winter or late autumn in the northern hemisphere. Many festivals of light take place in this period since the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is… … Wikipedia
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo — The Plum Garden in Kameido Artist Hiroshige Year 1856–58 Type ukiyo e One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (in Japanese 名所江戸百景 Meisho Edo Hyakkei ) is a series of … Wikipedia
