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Snow in the Sahara: Desert Sees Snow for the First Time in 37 Years

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 10:03
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Amateur photographer Karim Bouchetata took incredible pictures of snow covering the sand in the small Saharan desert town of Ain Sefra, Algeria, yesterday afternoon.

He captured the amazing moment snow fell on the red sand dunes in the world’s largest hot desert for the first time in 37 years.

Snow was last seen in Ain Sefra on February 18, 1979, when the snow storm lasted just half an hour.

The Sahara desert sands with snow
GEOFF ROBINSON

The Sahara is expected to be green in 15,000 years

The Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa GEOFF ROBINSON

The Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa
 

Everyone was stunned to see snow falling in the dessert
Karim Bouchetata

This time the snow stayed for a day in the town, which is around 1000 metres above sea level and surrounded by the Atlas Mountains.
Karim said: “Everyone was stunned to see snow falling in the dessert, it is such a rare occurrence.
“It looked amazing as the snow settled on the sand and made a great set of photos.

Two Saharan monuments 
GEOFF ROBINSON

This was the first snow in the Sahara since 1979
 

Snow falls on the Sahara desert 
GEOFF ROBINSON

Snow falls on the Sahara desert

Snow on Sahara sand dunes GEOFF ROBINSON

The small town of Ain Sefra is surrounded by the Atlas mountains

“It snowed for about a day and has now melted away.”

The Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa and it has gone through shifts in temperature and moisture over the past few hundred thousand years.

Although the Sahara is very dry today, it is expected to become green again in about 15000 years.

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Source: http://nesaranews.blogspot.com/2016/12/snow-in-sahara-desert-sees-snow-for.html

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  • You need to rephrase that, to,snow falls for the first time in 37 years Ain Sefra, Algeria.

    inhttp://metro.co.uk/2012/02/10/europe-shivers-while-snow-hits-sahara-desert-for-first-time-in-30-years-314912/

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