Heavy snow hits Turkey's northeast as wildfires rage
Sunday, 6 July 2025 () Istanbul (AFP) July 4, 2025
A rare blanket of heavy snow fell on parts of northeastern Turkey on Friday as other parts of the country battled a growing number of wildfires. Experts say human-driven climate change is causing more frequent and intense extreme weather events, from droughts to heatwaves and hailstorms. Temperatures plunged in mountainous areas inland from Rize, a town on Turkey's northeastern Black Sea
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