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| Early Winter Storm Raises Hope for End to Summer Drought | |
| 2014-11-27 | |
| [AnNahar] The rain and snow that usually feed Leb's rivers and wells never arrived last winter, causing a severe water shortage in the summer. But a November storm this year blanketed Leb's peaks with snow and brought with it heavy rain in coastal areas, raising hope for the end to the drought. Several mountainous roads were blocked across Leb on Wednesday after the storm dubbed Nancy dumped several centimeters of snow. Meanwhile, ...back at the saloon, Butch got the bill for the damage caused by the fist fight, the mirror broken in the shootout, and drinks for everyone...... heavy rain and cold wind lashed the coast, a scene not much witnessed in November in the past years. At the start of summer, the authorities called on citizens to avoid washing cars and even to minimize personal water usage, including showers. Leb's meteorological service had said there was just 431 mm of precipitation between September and May, far below the yearly average of 812 mm. The increase in the country's population because of the presence of around 1.5 million Syrian refugees made the drought serious. But this year, experts hope the heavy rainfall that Leb witnessed in October, in addition to the early winter storm that lashed the country this week will make up for last year's severe winter drought. The storm is expected to subside on Thursday.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 coincidentally (or not depending on causality of jet stream) multi day rain event to begin in northern Cal beginning this weekend |
| Posted by: lord garth 2014-11-27 04:48 |