Avalanches cut a deadly swath - Los Angeles Times

Fifteen people have died over two weeks in the U.S. and Canada. Casualties at ski resorts underscore the danger.
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Reporting from Denver -- An unusual winter snowfall has triggered a series of avalanches in the high mountains that has killed nine people in the U.S. and six members of a snowmobiling group in British Columbia in the last two weeks.

Jordan: Extreme frost wave expected Thursday

AMMAN - The Kingdom will be affected as of tomorrow by a very cold and dry air mass, forecast to bring sub-zero temperatures and cause frost formation, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said on Tuesday.
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The Kingdom was hit in January this year by the most severe frost spell to sweep through the country in 16 years, leaving behind over 15,000 dunums of damaged vegetables in the Jordan Valley

About Jordan: Answers.com

It borders on Israel and the West Bank in the west, on Syria in the north, on Iraq in the northeast, and on Saudi Arabia in the east and south.