2013 Middle East cold snap
The 2013 Middle East cold snap, also referred to as Alexa, refers to the winter storm that hit the Middle East region in December 2013, affecting Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey, and Egypt. The storm severely affected millions of poor and displaced people across the region, especially afflicting refugees from the Syrian civil war.
Source: Wikipedia — 2013 Middle East cold snap (CC BY-SA 4.0)