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A number of lessons
were learnt from the great
blizzard. To prevent such
destruction in future,
telephone and telegraph
cables were placed
underground in New York.
Other big blizzards
One of the deadliest
blizzards in history occurred
in Iran in February 1972.
It lasted an entire week
and claimed over four Seeing the absolute failure of the transport system during
thousand lives. This the blizzard of 1888, Boston decided to construct the first
incredible storm had also underground subway system in the US.
ended a four-year-long
drought prevailing in Iran.
In March 1993, a massive blizzard called the ‘Storm of the Century’ struck
the US and Canada. It swept across twenty-six American states and eastern
Canada. It brought with it snowfall, snowdrifts, whiteout conditions,
hurricane-induced winds, and eleven tornadoes. More than 250 lives were
lost and financial damages worth three billion dollars were reported.
Save yourself from Did you know?
this blizzard!
In boxing, a blizzard refers to a volley of
punches. The word was first used by a
newspaper in Iowa and Minnesota, US, to
describe a severe snowstorm in 1870.
Extreme blizzards
are called whiteouts.
Heavy snow makes it
difficult to see what
lies directly ahead!
A number of lessons
were learnt from the great
blizzard. To prevent such
destruction in future,
telephone and telegraph
cables were placed
underground in New York.
Other big blizzards
One of the deadliest
blizzards in history occurred
in Iran in February 1972.
It lasted an entire week
and claimed over four Seeing the absolute failure of the transport system during
thousand lives. This the blizzard of 1888, Boston decided to construct the first
incredible storm had also underground subway system in the US.
ended a four-year-long
drought prevailing in Iran.
In March 1993, a massive blizzard called the ‘Storm of the Century’ struck
the US and Canada. It swept across twenty-six American states and eastern
Canada. It brought with it snowfall, snowdrifts, whiteout conditions,
hurricane-induced winds, and eleven tornadoes. More than 250 lives were
lost and financial damages worth three billion dollars were reported.
Save yourself from Did you know?
this blizzard!
In boxing, a blizzard refers to a volley of
punches. The word was first used by a
newspaper in Iowa and Minnesota, US, to
describe a severe snowstorm in 1870.
Extreme blizzards
are called whiteouts.
Heavy snow makes it
difficult to see what
lies directly ahead!
