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riversedge

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5. On the Kamchatka Peninsula, snowdrifts have reached the height of four-story buildings--this is an absolute record for pr

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Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:59 PM

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On the Kamchatka Peninsula, snowdrifts have reached the height of four-story buildings—this is an absolute record for precipitation since the start of the 21st century.
A local resident dug his car out of...a five-meter snowdrift (3 videos) and became a social media star—according to him, he parked it there because snow usually doesn't pile up there 🥶

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Locals in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula are calling it a "snow apocalypse" after record-breaking snowfall buried towns, b [View all] riversedge Saturday OP

This is the area on a map......... riversedge Saturday #1

Wow . . . it's almost like the climate's all fucked up or something . . . hatrack Saturday #2

There is a car way down there....... riversedge Saturday #3

I've seen similar scenes 4x in 20 years here in WNY. La Coliniere Saturday #4

On the Kamchatka Peninsula, snowdrifts have reached the height of four-story buildings--this is an absolute record for pr riversedge Saturday #5