Environment
First snow fall in Beijing disrupts traffic
Xinhua, December 2, 2011
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Beijing experienced its first snow this winter on Friday morning, disrupting the city's traffic in rush hour.
![Snow falls onto the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2011. Beijing witnessed the first snowfall of this winter on Friday morning. [Xing Guangli/Xinhua]](../../attachement/jpg/site1007/20111202/000cf1bdd03f10426dba21.jpg "Snow falls onto the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2011. Beijing witnessed the first snowfall of this winter on Friday morning. [Xing Guangli/Xinhua]")
Snow falls onto the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 2, 2011. Beijing witnessed the first snowfall of this winter on Friday morning. [Xing Guangli/Xinhua]
The Beijing Meteorological Station issued a latest forecast of the snow in Beijing at 6:55 a.m., providing a warning about dangerous road conditions and extended gridlock.
The station also reported the snow is expected to last till 10 a.m., with a daily maximum temperature of four degrees.
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