It’s precipitating global warmth in the Middle East.

Snow fell Wednesday across the Middle East as a powerful winter storm swept through the region, forcing Syrians who have fled their country’s civil war to huddle for warmth in refugee camps.

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Near the town of Anjar, [Lebanon,] men used brooms and sticks to try to clear the heavy snow from the tops of refugee tents, fearing the weight might cause the shelters to collapse.

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Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip declared a state of emergency over the storm.

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Snow accumulated in the Golan Heights and northern Israel. Schools across Jerusalem closed ahead of a forecast warning of 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snowfall.

Hmm….