10 of the strongest snowfalls in history
Heavy snowfall is able to paralyze even the largest city in a matter of hours — the road sweeps snow, people can't get to work or home, the products are unable to deliver to stores, power lines fail under the weight of the adhering snow. Somewhere and communal services work better in it, but the fact remains — despite technological advances, humanity is still too vulnerable before the disaster strikes. We collected the best 10 snowfalls ever recorded in the world. Most of them were hit on the American continent.
Chicago, USA, 1967 — 58 centimeters of snow
Ontario and Quebec, Canada, 1971 — 61 centimeters of snow
Boston, USA, 1978 — 69 inches of snow
The area of the Catskill mountains and the Appalachians, 1993 — 127 centimeters of snow
Saratoga springs, USA, 1888 — 147 inches of snow
The state of new York, USA, 2014 — 150 inches of snow
Lhunze, Tibet, 2008 — 182 centimetres of snow
New England, United States, 1717 — 274 inches of snow
Mount Shasta, United States, 1959 — 480 inches of snow
Buffalo, USA, 1977 — 506 centimeters of snow