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Saturday, February 09, 2008

TURKEY IS HAVING ITS WORST WINTER IN DECADES

The New Anatolian (Ankara): Cold freeze continues to paralyze eastern Turkey, one dead
Freezing weather conditions continue to paralyze life in Eastern Anatolia.

A person froze to death in Hizan town of eastern province of Bitlis.

Gendarme forces found the body of a 25-year-old person who froze to death near Hacimehmet village due to feezing weather.

Flights were cancelled in Van due to heavy snowfall.

Temperatures in provinces of Erzurum and Ardahan dropped to -31 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, the meteorology department said.

On the other hand, roads to 215 villages are still closed to traffic in the region due to heavy snow and blizzard.

Meteorology authorities say there will be some relief next week as temperatures will start to rising by 5-10 degrees Celsius as of Monday.
THIS IS HARDLY THE STUFF GLOBAL WARMING IS MADE OF!

MOST OF THE WORLD IS HAVING THE WORST WINTER (2007-2008) IN SEVERAL DECADES!

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