Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>.</p><p><span word="Snowfall">Snowfall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="in">in</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="precipitation">precipitation</span> <span word="totals">totals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 15 <span word="centimeters">centimeters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span>, <span word="Ramallah">Ramallah</span>, <span word="Amman">Amman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Damascus">Damascus</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 30 <span word="centimeters">centimeters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span>. <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Shimon">Shimon</span> <span word="Peres">Peres</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snowman">snowman</span>.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="unifying">unifying</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blessing">blessing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span>.”</p><p><span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="estimating">estimating</span> <span word="where">where</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>.</p>
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