I’m at a loss just what to post here today- So I’m going with some interesting and unusual reports Link
On Sunday (7 January), one of the most unlikely places on our planet witnessed snowfall – the Sahara desert. Sand dunes in the Algerian town of Ain Sefra were blanketed by a 16-inch thick layer of snow when an unexpected winter storm struck the area in the early hours of the day.The snow cover stayed for a few hours before melting down with rising temperatures. This was only the third snowfall to be recorded in the town, which experiences temperatures around 40°C during summers and is also known as 'The Gateway to the Desert'.
An Earther report describes that the atmospheric rarity came to bear as a blast of cold air linked with a low-pressure weather over the western Mediterranean entered the town, bringing snowfall with it.The same thing happened last year too but before that snowfall in the region occurred in 1979 and that too only for half an hour.Photographer Karim Bouchetata, who captured the latest snow cover over sand dunes, told Daily Mail, "We were really surprised when we woke up to see snow again. It stayed all day on Sunday and began melting at around 5pm."
Rare #snow covers the #Sahara #Desert in #Algeria – Second year in a row after 40 years of absence https://t.co/5v81PrFb0s via @Strange_Sounds pic.twitter.com/1arXOMEAKb— Strange Sounds (@Strange_Sounds) January 7, 2018
pic.twitter.com/JJmZ6aAKG0— Bouchetata Karim (@BouchetataK) January 9, 2018pic.twitter.com/u7LrTINoF7— Bouchetata Karim (@BouchetataK) January 9, 2018
pic.twitter.com/90X779EhUp— Bouchetata Karim (@BouchetataK) January 9, 2018
pic.twitter.com/93raioB7Fn— Bouchetata Karim (@BouchetataK) January 8, 2018
Over a foot of snow in the Sahara Desert
The world's largest desert was blanketed in 16 inches of snow in the town of Ain Sefra in Algeria, also known as the "gateway to the desert."
I did cover the snow fall from last winter season??- Wait a minute, would that be 'winter' in the Sahara Desert in December/January? Is it accurate to designate that time frime as winter?Are their differentiated seasons in that area?
Rare Snow Fall in the Sahara Desert- Only Twice in Living Memory