Freezing Europe – In Photos

Heavy snow in spring?

Many Europeans are facing winter’s icy grip on lands that should be thawing in springtime temperatures by now, with Britain on track for the coldest March since 1962.

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Snow-covered beach chairs stand at the lido of Strandbad Wannsee in Berlin, Germany, Good Friday March 29, 2013. Bathing season at the lido traditionally starts on Good Friday. (AP Photo/dpa, Rainer Jensen)

A young woman takes photographs on a sunny day on top of the snow covered Feldberg mountain, 20km (12 miles) from Frankfurt, March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY – Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

Snow covers the yard at the Chancellery during the visit of Hungarian President Janos Ader with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, March 12, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY – Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT

A snowman stands near beach huts in Brighton, southern England March 12, 2013. Southern England was hit with heavy snow overnight. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A person walks past a snow drift on the Cushendall Road as wintry weather continues to cause havoc across the United Kingdom, in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland March 24, 2013 REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND – Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

View of snow-covered scooters near the Saint Martin canal in Paris March 13, 2013 as winter weather with snow and freezing temperatures returns to northern France. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE – Tags: ENVIRONMENT CITYSCAPE)

Snow sticks to the side of telephone boxes at a salvage yard near Nutts Corner in County Antrim, Northern Ireland March 22, 2013. Heavy snowfalls caused disruption across the country on Friday. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (UNITED KINGDOM – Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The first swimmers of the season walk into the water at the snowy beach of Strandbad Wannsee in Berlin, Germany, Good Friday March 29, 2013. Bathing season at the lido traditionally starts on Good Friday. (AP Photo/dpa,Rainer Jensen)