Cold weather kills 45 in Europe
Unseasonably cold weather and heavy snow in parts of northern Europe have killed at least 45 people in several countries this week and caused major travel disruptions.
The frigid weather is expected to linger through the first half of next week, CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe said.
"A 'blocking pattern' high-pressure system has set up over Greenland and Iceland, basically leading to an atmospheric traffic jam," Wagstaffe said. "This high is steering Atlantic warmth away from Europe and instead directing Arctic cold down from the North."