This Is For Real! Sahara Desert Is Witnessing Snow & Here's Proof
A freak weather has made its entrance to Africa and Middle East with temperatures dipping below freezing and some parts of the Sahara desert astonishingly receiving snow.
While January brings snow and cold to many parts of the world, a hot desert receiving snow is pretty unheard of. As bizarre as it might seem, it has actually happened.
Freak weather made its way to Africa and Middle East with temperatures dipping below freezing point, and some parts of the Sahara desert astonishingly receiving snow.
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A photographer has captured ice on the sand dunes in the Sahara in dreamlike images as the region sees uncommon scenes. The images of camels after a snowfall in the Tabuk region in northwestern Saudi Arabia, are surreal.
The area - which is close to the border with Jordan - experienced unusual weather this month.
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In desert kingdom, people have actually been enjoying this unusual diversion from their normal highs of up to 50C during the hot season
and arid weather. Geo News reported that people flocked to the nearby desert to catch a glimpse of the snow that had fallen.
Snow also fell near the desert town of A?n S¨¦fra in Algeria this week.
Photographer Karim Bouchetata took incredible photos of ice covering the sand in the small Saharan desert town. Sheep were seen standing on the ice-covered dunes on Wednesday as temperatures dipped to -3C.
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A?n S¨¦fra - known as ¡°The Gateway to the Desert¡± - is around 1,000 metres above sea level and surrounded by the Atlas Mountains.
The Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa and it has gone through shifts in temperature and moisture over the past few hundred thousands years.
While it is a known fact that temperatures in deserts can drop dramatically overnight, that usually doesn't bring with it any ice or snow, at least partially because of the low levels of moisture.
But it a respite from the scorching heat, at least for a while.
