Freezing Arctic weather is testing Europe’s transport and power systems, while a blizzard is hitting the Nordic region.
There are alerts for snow and ice across a swath of France from Brittany to the southern Alps. In Switzerland, as much as 40 centimeters (16 inches) of snow is forecast above 1,600 meters, especially in Lower Valais. There are yellow warnings for snow in northern Scotland and the southwest of England.
