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[Your-Best-Friend]

The ancient Arabic writings that reveal desert city of Baghdad was FROZEN over 1,000 years ago in new clue over climate change


It snowed three times between 908 and 1007 - but not again until 2008

Temperatures in Baghdad range from around 2C in winter to 45C in the summer – but ancient Arabic writings have revealed that the city experienced a dramatic frozen period around 1,000 years ago.

Spanish researchers from the University of Extremadura found 9th and 10th century (3rd and 4th in the Islamic calendar) sources that refer to snowfalls in the Iraqi capital in 908, 944 and 1007 and even rivers being frozen.
These are extreme events for Baghdad - for example, the only snowfall in the modern era took place in 2008 - and help meteorologists better understand today's climate.

Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz1ng2Bwcix

Edited by Your-Best-Friend, 28 February 2012 - 07:01 AM.

[Professor Higgins]

If you go a bit north to Kirkuk or Mosel it remains covered in snow almost throughout the winter.

[Fink]

Mushu, on 29 February 2012 - 07:03 AM, said:

Why would anyone want to go North to those places?

I dont know maybe to get away from the sadrists? Lol

[Noah-]

Mushu, on 29 February 2012 - 07:03 AM, said:

Why would anyone want to go North to those places?

For military training by Israeli agents maybe?

[Professor Higgins]

Fink, on 29 February 2012 - 11:00 AM, said:

I dont know maybe to get away from the sadrists? Lol

Mosel is nowadays one of the more liveable places in Iraq.

[hameedeh]

Mushu, on 28 February 2012 - 09:55 AM, said:

I was there when it snowed in 2008

January 10 or 11, 2008. Reports vary.

Edited by hameedeh, 01 March 2012 - 08:16 PM.

[Akritas]

If it's in demand over there you can take some of ours.

[Shamali]

Professor Higgins, on 29 February 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

Mosel is nowadays one of the more liveable places in Iraq.

Also one of the most dangerous places in the world.

Edited by Shamali, 05 March 2012 - 02:37 AM.

[baradar_jackson]

Mushu, on 28 February 2012 - 09:55 AM, said:

I was there when it snowed in 2008

Did you take pictures?

[md. ammar ali]

subanAllah