- Title: Snow problem! Moscow officials bring in tons of snow amid warm weather
- Date: 29th December 2019
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (DECEMBER 29, 2019) (REUTERS) WORKERS WALKING ALONG TVERSKAYA STREET IN FRONT OF SNOW PILE SNOW PILE MINI EXCAVATOR DRIVING ALONGSIDE SNOW VARIOUS OF EXCAVATOR BY SNOW MAN HOLDING MOBILE PHONE FESTIVE RUSSIAN CHARACTERS FATHER FROST AND SNEGUROCHKA DANCING VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING DOWN STREET RED STAR ON TOP OF KREMLIN WALL (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FESTIVE CHARACTERS SNEGUROCHKA AND FATHER FROST, OLGA AND DANIL, SAYING: DANIL: "It looks very funny if I'm honest. It doesn't look very real." OLGA: "It's not festive at all." DANIL: "Especially, because, look, it's already turned beige or grey. I don't even know where it comes from. It definitely didn't fall from the sky. It's artificial snow." OLGA: "I'd like some real snow." WOMAN SITTING AND PLAYING IN SNOW IN ZARYADYE PARK WOMAN TAKING PICTURE LITTLE GIRL THROWING SNOW IN AIR PEOPLE BROWSING SHOPS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) PARK VISITOR, TATIANA, SAYING: "It's sad as there isn't any snow anywhere. It's New Year and it feels like it came in autumn, but now there's a real festive spirit. Yes, kids? Do you like it? You can lie down and a make (snow) angel. It's great." PARK VISITORS LEV AND NAIDA HAVING THEIR PICTURE TAKEN FATHER AND SON PLAYING IN SNOW (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) PARK VISITORS, LEV AND NAIDA, SAYING: NAIDA: "It's great in a place like this." LEV: "At least we have the pleasure of having our picture taken in front of the Kremlin with some snow." NAIDA: "Yes, it's great." VARIOUS OF CHILDREN PLAYING IN SNOW SNOW ON BRANCHES OF FIR TREE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) PARK VISITOR, NADEZHDA, SAYING: "What is there isn't any other snow? I think it's not bad. You know how happy it's making the children and the adults as well? So, yeah. Look, God's also made it snow a bit. It's falling from above. So Happy New Year everyone." DOMES OF SAINT BASIL'S CATHEDRAL (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) PARK VISITORS, MARGARITA AND ALEXANDRA, SAYING: "It's a taste of winter. When you don't have any real snow, this will do. We've been waiting, waiting, waiting for it to fall and here it is, it's great." CHILDREN PLAYING IN SNOW (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) PARK VISITOR, YULIA, SAYING: "When there's no snow, this makes us happy. We like it a lot, now we're going to have a snowball fight." ZARYADYE PARK WITH SAINT BASIL'S CATHEDRAL AND KREMLIN IN BACKGROUND SAINT BASIL'S CATHEDRAL PEOPLE WALKING ON KAMEGERSKY STREET PERSON TYING SHOELACES VARIOUS OF WOMAN TAKING PICTURE OF FATHER FROST VARIOUS OF WORKERS DECORATING TREE IN FRONT OF KREMLIN
- Embargoed: 12th January 2020 14:18
- Keywords: Moscow winter New Year artificial snow climate emergency global warming snowless December
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Environment,Weather
- Reuters ID: LVA001BC13HH5
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Tonnes of snow have been brought by truck to the centre of Moscow in an attempt to boost holiday spirit in what has so far been almost snow-free December.
The snow started appearing at the capital's Zaryadye Park and central Tverskaya Street on Friday (December 27).
First Deputy Director of the Mayor's Office and Moscow Government Alexei Nemeryuk told the Govorit Moskva (Moscow Speaks) radio station that the snow had been brought in from the city's ice rinks and will be used to create snowboarding slopes as part of the 'Journey to Christmas' festival.
According to meteorologists, the unseasonable warmth has been brought by an atmospheric front from the Atlantic Ocean, and rain, not snow, is forecast for the New Year holiday, Russia's main festive celebration.
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