Posted on 02/14/2012 8:03:53 PM PST by Ragnar54
You would be forgiven for thinking these stunning vistas lay deep in the heart of Antarctica.
But they are, in fact, what has become of the European landscape as temperatures plummet to nearly -40C - the coldest snap in decades.
Rivers, lakes, beaches and even seas have been iced over by a Siberian freeze, creating some incredible sights, but also more tales of tragedy.
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But in southern Kosovo, nine people were killed when an avalanche hit the village of Restelica, officials said on Sunday, adding to more than 500 killed in snow and bitter cold across the Continent in the past two weeks.
In Poland, the interior ministry said 20 people had died in the past 24 hours because of the freezing weather, bringing the toll there so far this year to at least 100.
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Upon further review, these girls are just fine. Ann Coulter must be your ideal of feminie beauty.
Some small West Texas towns are about to disappear because of the drought.
Have you folks called for people to repent and pray for water? A careful study of The Bible shows us that weather is either blessing or punishment from The LORD.
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