Heute vor einem Jahr brechen wir endlich in die Wüste auf.
Wir finden eine Meldung, wonach hier genau vor 40 Jahren der schlimmste Schneesturm der Wetteraufzeichnungen mit 4.000 Toten und bis zu 8 m Neuschnee stattfand:
The Iran Blizzard of February 1972 resulted in the deaths of approximately 4,000 people.[1] A week-long period of low temperatures and winter storms, lasting from February 3 to February 9, 1972, dumped more than ten feet (3 metres) of snow across rural areas in northwestern, central and southern Iran.
Southern Iran sustained as much as 26 feet (8 metres) of snow, burying at least 4,000 villagers. According to contemporary reports by the newspaper Ettela'at, the city of Ardakan and outlying villages were hardest hit, with no survivors in Kakkan or Kumar. In the northwest, near the border with Turkey, the village of Sheklab and its 100 inhabitants were buried.[2]
This blizzard remains the deadliest in history.
Außerdem ist in Japan Frühlingsanfang 節分 .
Und Gerüchte sagen, daß Kurdistan sich zum Neujahrsbeginn als eigener Staat ausrufen wird: Artikel .
