Snow Falls in Rome, and the Eternal City Takes a Holiday
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Snow Falls in Rome, and the Eternal City Takes a Holiday
26, 2018
ROME — Snow made a rare appearance in Rome on Monday, paralyzing the Italian capital for hours,
hobbling the public transport system, and snarling air, road and rail transportation.
Massimiliano Fazzini said that In the context of global warming, we are seeing extreme events,
Schools, parks and cemeteries were closed on Monday, and officials said they would remain closed as long as the emergency continued.
A Siberian weather front nicknamed the Beast from the East sent temperatures plunging
and brought snow and icy conditions to many European countries in recent days.
With schools in the city closed for the day, and hundreds of shops shuttered, many Romans took the unexpected blanket of white in cheerful stride, taking to the streets to record the snowfall on social media
and to wage boisterous snowball fights, including one in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
People tobogganed in Rome’s public parks on makeshift sleds — garbage bags appeared to be a preferred, if potentially painful, material —
and a few hardy individuals strapped on skis to slalom in the Circus Maximus, once the site of chariot races.
26, 2018
ROME — Snow made a rare appearance in Rome on Monday, paralyzing the Italian capital for hours,
hobbling the public transport system, and snarling air, road and rail transportation.
Massimiliano Fazzini said that In the context of global warming, we are seeing extreme events,
Schools, parks and cemeteries were closed on Monday, and officials said they would remain closed as long as the emergency continued.
A Siberian weather front nicknamed the Beast from the East sent temperatures plunging
and brought snow and icy conditions to many European countries in recent days.
With schools in the city closed for the day, and hundreds of shops shuttered, many Romans took the unexpected blanket of white in cheerful stride, taking to the streets to record the snowfall on social media
and to wage boisterous snowball fights, including one in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
People tobogganed in Rome’s public parks on makeshift sleds — garbage bags appeared to be a preferred, if potentially painful, material —
and a few hardy individuals strapped on skis to slalom in the Circus Maximus, once the site of chariot races.