(Electroverse) – Residents of central and southern Iraq opened their curtains Tuesday morning (Feb. 11) to an incredibly rare scene — the first “settling” snowfall in over a century (AFP). Baghdad’s last recorded snowfall –of any kind– was the trace received in 2008 (solar minimum of cycle 23), however that was an uneventful,
easily missed affair; with residents young and old reportedly calling this morning’s flakes the first they’ve ever witnessed in the Iraqi capital. Prior to 2008’s brief falls, it is OVER A CENTURY (1914) since the city had received even a trace. Accumulations have also been reported south of the capital, carpeting the Shiite holy city of Karbala. Locals here too are calling this the first snowfall ever recorded. READ MORE
