Extreme Heat, Cold, Snow Plaguing the Globe in 2013

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Extreme Heat, Cold, Snow Plaguing the Globe

 

Jerusalem Snow

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Snow falls as a group of ultra-orthodox Jews pose for a snapshot next to the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue

 

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Record heat, deadly cold temperatures, flooding and rare snowfall – a wide range of extreme weather events have taken place around the world in the last few weeks.

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Snowstorm Blankets Holy Land

 

The latest such example is from the Middle East, where flooding rains this week were followed by rare snow on Thursday.

• Several inches of snow accumulated in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Thursday, according to reports from The Associated Press. The snow, reportedly the most in a decade, had significant impacts on transportation.
• Prior to the snow, heavy rainfall led to flooding in parts of the Middle East.