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Kachan expressed worry that the dispersion of snow clouds away from Moscow could affect the climate on the outskirts of the capital, where more precipitation would fall as a result.Biryukov described December 2009 and the first two weeks of January 2010 as "an extreme time" for utilities services in Moscow, where almost a meter of snow fell.
"In December, 65 cm of snow fell, and there was 25 cm of snow in the first week of January," he said.
"This did not halt traffic, and Moscow airports worked without any problems," the Moscow official said, adding that European capitals would be "stuck" if they had the same snow conditions.
Hundreds of people have been left stranded at airports or cut off in their own homes as heavy snow and freezing conditions continued to affect transportation across Europe earlier this week.
MOSCOW, January 14 (RIA Novosti)
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