JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- People slowly came outside despite the cold wind Tuesday across South Africa, pointed their mobile phone cameras to the sky and opened their mouths to taste a rare snowfall that fell on much of the country.
The snow began Tuesday morning, part of an extreme cold snap now biting into a nation still in its winter months. By mid-afternoon, officials recorded snowfall across most of South Africa. However, forecasters acknowledged snow remains so unusual that they typically aren't prepared to provide details about snowfall in the nation.
The snow closed some roads and at least one high-altitude pass. The snowfall also closed several border posts in the country.
The snow grew heavier in the afternoon in Johannesburg, covering rooftops and slicking roads. Snowflakes are a rare commodity in Johannesburg, even during winter. South African Weather Service records show it has snowed in Johannesburg on only 22 other days in the last 103 years. The last snow fell there in June 2007..
In Pretoria, the country's capital, flurries filled the sky during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. It was the first snowfall there since 1968, the weather service said....[ The Klinton Kiss ?]
The cold weather is expected to last a few days.
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RARE SNOWFALL STUNS MUCH OF SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- People slowly came outside despite the cold wind Tuesday across South Africa, pointed their mobile phone cameras to the sky and opened their mouths to taste a rare snowfall that fell on much of the country.
The snow began Tuesday morning, part of an extreme cold snap now biting into a nation still in its winter months. By mid-afternoon, officials recorded snowfall across most of South Africa. However, forecasters acknowledged snow remains so unusual that they typically aren't prepared to provide details about snowfall in the nation.
The snow closed some roads and at least one high-altitude pass. The snowfall also closed several border posts in the country.
The snow grew heavier in the afternoon in Johannesburg, covering rooftops and slicking roads. Snowflakes are a rare commodity in Johannesburg, even during winter. South African Weather Service records show it has snowed in Johannesburg on only 22 other days in the last 103 years. The last snow fell there in June 2007..
In Pretoria, the country's capital, flurries filled the sky during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. It was the first snowfall there since 1968, the weather service said....[ The Klinton Kiss ?]
wouldnt it be great if one day the right wingers turned fox news off and actually took a little time to try and learn what global warming is about?
They dont post anything about heat wave the whole country has been having all summer, or about the droughts or about how the east coast has had the highest average temps this year since they started keeping records. Instead they dig up a story about cold weather to try and make it sound like global warming isnt happening.
If george bush said it was taking place, then they would believe
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wouldnt it be great if one day the right wingers turned fox news off and actually took a little time to try and learn what global warming is about?
They dont post anything about heat wave the whole country has been having all summer, or about the droughts or about how the east coast has had the highest average temps this year since they started keeping records. Instead they dig up a story about cold weather to try and make it sound like global warming isnt happening.
If george bush said it was taking place, then they would believe
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