1972 Iran blizzard
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1972-iran-blizzard-165-15590908
title:
1972 Iran blizzard
text:
The Iran blizzard of February 1972 was the deadliest blizzard in history, as recorded by the Guinness Book of Records. A week-long period of low temperatures and severe winter storms, lasting 3–9 February 1972, resulted in the deaths of over 4,000 people. Storms dumped more than 7.9 metres of snow across rural areas in northwestern, central and southern Iran. The blizzard came after four years of drought. Southern Iran received as much as 7.9 metres (26 ft) of snow, burying at least 4,000 indivi
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Deadliest blizzard in history
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Iran_blizzard
date created:
2007-09-27T03:10:36Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T14:25:23Z
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