23 photos of the Middle East’s first snowy winter in decades – yep that’s Global Warming for you

Snow has swept across much of the Middle East, a rare event in this part of the world. Arching south from Turkey, the storm blanketed parts of Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories. While parts of the region often see snow in winter, others are dusted perhaps once in a generation; Jerusalem was last snow-covered about 50 years ago .... http://www.washingtonpost.com