The January 2017 Istanbul Snowfall — When a Blanket of White Soothed an Anxious City
<p>There had been warnings days ahead. ‘It is Coming! Weather Warning!’ screamed the headlines. Newspaper websites gave up to the minute warnings of exactly what time the impending apocalypse would break. People cancelled trips, rescheduled travel.</p>
<p>The reason for this sudden outbreak of fear?</p>
<p>Snow.</p>
<p>True, it snows in many places in the world. And it snows a lot in Turkey with some settlements in the mountainous southeast blanketed for over half a year. But in few major urban centres in the world is snow capable of wreaking such havoc as Istanbul.</p>
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