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“There are some famous pictures of a 1927 freeze-up And according to the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun by Kenneth R. Lang, during Europe’s “Little Ice Age”, Venice’s canals regularly froze over.
Famed historian Will Durant wrote that the winter of 1708-1709 was one of Europe’s worst in centuries and froze the laguna solid.
Germany, Berlin : Sheets of ice float in the river Spree in Berlin February 2, 2012 as temperatures remained well under 0 degrees celsius in the German capital.
Snow in Sahara Desert, which had no snow for 33 years until last month.
Snow in North Africa in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. They are at a similar latitude as Virginia Beach, U.S. Also, The city is near the Mediterranean Sea, which is still quite warm, currently in the low 50s. And, They are at sea level.
In Asia:
Japan – Record low temperatures at 38 locations
Canals in Venice freezing over? Bring it! It's my kind of thing, and I hope it becomes a regular occurrence . It is interesting that they're freezing over now and it was more common in centuries past.
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