"The Commission for the Prevention and Liquidation of Emergencies and Fire Safety of the Novosibirsk City Hall decided to introduce an emergency regime in connection with excessive rainfall and heavy snowfall in December 2019 and January of this year," the city administration said in a statement.
It is noted that the corresponding order was signed by the head of Novosibirsk, Anatoly Lokot.
According to the decision, the city authorities will attract additional equipment for the removal of snow from roads and local territories. Along with this, additional brigades will be involved in the removal of snow "from places impossible for further storage and compaction."
Earlier, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, said that February in the European part of Russia will be colder than January. According to him, the air temperature will drop to -10 ° C.
On January 26, Tohoku University Assistant Professor Sasai Takahiro said that in Russia there is a high probability of a decrease in the amount of snow falling in the coming years.