Photo : AFP via Getty Images ( Getty Images )It snowed in the Middle East on Wednesday, covering parts of Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Israel in rare white blanket. B ut a huge dip in the jet stream similar to what’s happening in Texas allowed polar air to plunge from the Arctic into the Middle East where it interacted with a storm to create surreal scenes. For some, this was a cause for celebration, inspiring people to don cozy hats and gloves to build snowmen. V iral videos of Saudi camels confused by the strange, cold white stuff also emerged . But across the region, the snow has also exacerbated already dire circumstances, spurring power outages, disrupting covid-19 vaccinations, and threatening to destroy refugee camps.

Source: Libya Today February 18, 2021 17:15 UTC