More photos of that (much larger) storm are here.
Posted on 02/07/2005 9:06:00 AM PST by anotherview
Feb. 7, 2005 17:25
Snow possible in Jerusalem Tuesday night
By DAVID RUDGE
The cold and wet front that has left Mount Hermon covered in a thick layer of snow and brought bountiful rain to other parts of the country may yet produce some white flakes in Jerusalem.
The Israel Meteorological Service (IMS) said there was a possibility of light snow falling in the capital and on hilltops in the center of the country on Tuesday night, although it was unlikely that it would accumulate.
Snow was also slated to fall on northern reaches of the Golan and Galilee peaks on Monday and Tuesday, although IMS forecasters noted that it was likely to be intermittent because the system that has swept the country since last Thursday was gradually fading.
The heavy rainfall elsewhere in the North has boosted the level of Lake Kinneret, which rose by a further eight centimeters on Monday to reach 210.26 meters below sea-level.
Water Commissioners' Office (WCO) spokesman Uri Schor noted that the level of the lake had risen by a total of 56 cms since the beginning of the winter and, as of Monday, was 1.46 ms below the maximum mark of 208.80ms below sea-level.
The forecasters said the system would die out on Thursday but that it would be colder than usual for this time of year, with the risk of frost in Jerusalem and other hilly districts.
a) We're Dooomed !!!
b) Bush's fault !!!
c) Global Warming !!!
d) Precipitation is a blessing during wet season in a dry land.
All of the above?
We all know global warming can make parts of the world colder, right? Isn't that the new spin? Isn't it all part of "climate change"?
Secretary Rice's comments vis a vis Jerusalem certainly had a chilling effect, so maybe it is Bush's fault. Then again, maybe not.
Some on Free Republic clearly think we're all doomed. It just depends on the answer to the famous question "What you mean "we"?"
I like "d".
That you (read: I) don't live in Jerusalem? ;)
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