Thousands of vehicles have been buried under monster mounds of snow; people are missing, presumed frozen; water and power supplies have been cut-off; and drifts as high as 6 meters have blocked key passes — welcome, Middle East, to the GRAND SOLAR MINIMUM…





Turkey

Residents of Göle, a town in Turkey’s northeastern Ardahan province, suffered record breaking temperatures of minus 40 degrees this week, while heavy snowstorms battered the eastern half of the country.

The freezing temperatures and blizzards also cut off access to many regions, such as an area in Van province’s Çaldıran district where 13 migrants remain missing, presumed dead. The search and rescue efforts have been hampered by insurmountably snow drifts in Van’s Bahçesaray where 41 people were killed last week following two major avalanches.

“We had phone calls from Iran, Germany and (the Turkish city of) Diyarbakır,” said Van Governor Mehmet Emin Bilmez regarding the 13 missing migrants. “These people are believed to have been frozen to death while crossing the border. Even if crews can reach the area, they cannot recover anyone because of storms and blizzards. The visibility is zero now,” Bilmez said.





The death toll from two avalanches in eastern Turkey rose to 41 on Thursday, the government's disaster management agency said, as rescue teams continued a difficult search for two missing people https://t.co/LnKm0qyAU8 #Van #Bahcesaray pic.twitter.com/oZKlI6U8fm — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 6, 2020



Göle registered a bone-chilling minus 40 degrees on both Sunday and Monday night — a new all-time record for the entire province, busting the -39.8C (-39.6F) set back on January 21, 1972, according to the Turkish State Meteorological Service.

Other notable lows include Aşkale district’s -35C (29.2F); Kars province’s -31C (-23.8F); and the -26C (-14.8F) measured in central Ardahan. While the highest observed temperatures on Monday were the 0C (32F) in Iğdır; the -4C (24.8F) in Tunceli; and the -10C (14F) in Ardahan.

A large dam supplying water to the much of Turkey’s eastern provinces has been frozen solid due to the extreme temperatures. Public fountains have been transformed into fancy ice sculptures, and enormous icicles have dawned the eaves of buildings and weighed down utility poles.





Frozen Goyne Irrigation Dam in eastern Turkey becomes visual feast https://t.co/IWl7EFF9xx pic.twitter.com/Xpw3Pt8HZy — ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) February 11, 2020



Eastern regions also struggled with heavy, disruptive snow.

In Ağrı, snow totals reached 34cm (13.4 inches); while ski resort Palandöken reported accumulations of 84cm (33.1 inches) through Monday alone, adding to the monster totals already suffered in the region:





Snow drama …



Stunning time lapse of a snowstorm closing in on the town of Hopa, on Turkey's Black Sea coast on Sunday



Matt pic.twitter.com/hGN8di3dKP — BBC Weather (@bbcweather) February 11, 2020



And the snow wasn’t hindered by national borders, of course:





Syria

Heavy powder has brought parts of neighboring Syria to a standstill, particularly in the NW:





Syria in the snow.@AFP Delil Souleiman pauses from covering the conflict to photograph residents of the northeastern town of al-Malikiyah (Derik), near the border with Turkey, enjoying snow-covered fields after a blizzard



📸 Delil Souleiman pic.twitter.com/v6UsQv00H1 — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 11, 2020



With the freezing conditions only heaping more misery on the displaced Syrians in Idlib:





Bad humanitarian situation facing the displaced Syrians in Idlib Governorate, coinciding with a significant decrease in temperature and the movement of displacement from different areas of Idlib countryside and Aleppo,#SaveTheRestOfUs#Response_Coordination_Group pic.twitter.com/eszUhU9TrW — Response Coordination Group (@group_response) February 11, 2020

It’s snowing now in some parts of NW Syria as the winter exodus continues



This picture from the western part of Idleb was taken this afternoon, showing tents covered in snow. More snow expected tomorrow pic.twitter.com/0bfCbTlcmK — Mark Cutts (@MarkCutts) February 11, 2020



Iran

The situation looks incredibly serious in Iran.

Debilitating snow totals of up to 6 meters (see featured image) have reportedly cut off water and electricity to many regions. The going-on-20 foot accumulations blanketed the Qarah Bolagh district in the NW provinces of Iran, a local official said Monday.





Feb 11 Khalkhal County, Ardabil Province, NW #Iran

This is how #Iranians have to walk on the street after severe snow. No aid, no services, #41YearsofFailure. pic.twitter.com/fMR59tmnIX — Iran News Wire (@IranNW) February 12, 2020

Feb 12

Reports from Rasht N #Iran indicate that due to heavy snow, roads have been blocked with locals forced to stay at home without power. Locals say snow was forecasted from 2 weeks ago, but no preparations were taken to prevent the crisis. pic.twitter.com/i7dNj3h8cj — Iran News Wire (@IranNW) February 12, 2020



Thousands of vehicles, including multiple snow plows, have been completely buried under the monster mounds of snow, with local officials adding that the severe conditions are also preventing emergency services from reaching those trapped.

Chaos on the roads has led to thousands of people abandoning their vehicles in and around Guilan.

Amazing footage reveals the heavy snow burying traffic on the Saravan highway, in a 1.25 miles (2km) icy jam, according to Provincial Crisis Director General:





#Iran’s Gilan Province on the shore of the Caspian Sea. People stuck on the road as their cars are all but buried under the snow. pic.twitter.com/e3sIlH4vhy — Bahman Kalbasi (@BahmanKalbasi) February 11, 2020



Iraq

And, as reported yesterday, 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:







The Middle East’s anomalous cold will persist for the foreseeable, with latest GFS runs forecasting temps some 12C below the seasonal average lingering through Weds and Thurs (at least):





GFS Temp Anomalies, Middle East – Wed, Feb 12



Further disruptive snow will accompany the cold, with Turkey and Iran set for the worst of it — up to an additional 2 meters (6.5 feet) expected to fall here:





GFS Total Snowfall, Middle East – Feb 12 to Feb 28



The lower latitudes are refreezing in line with historically low solar activity, cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays, and a meridional jet stream flow.

NASA has recently revealed this upcoming solar cycle (25) will be “the weakest of the past 200 years,” with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here.







Don’t fall for a bogus, warm-mongering political agenda — our future is one of ever-descending COLD.

Prepare accordingly — learn the facts, relocate if need be, and grow your own.





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