It's snowing in the desert. Snow fell in the Sahara Desert
Nature can surprise. This is exactly what she did on the Winter Solstice, December 21, 2016, in the Sahara Desert. Eyewitnesses say that there was snow on the sand for almost a day.
The Winter Solstice Day in 2016 became very unusual. As you know, this is the “winter day” of the year, on which the Sun provides the least amount of heat in the northern hemisphere of the Earth. This applies to any place - even to the desert, which also has winter and summer.
Meteorologists' opinion
An anomaly like snow in the desert is not something new. The fact is that at night the temperature in the desert almost always drops close to zero. Snow has already fallen in the Sahara - it was 37 years ago, back in 1979. He then lay there for about an hour or two. In 2016, he lay there almost the whole day.
Meteorologists around the world are constantly arguing with each other about how this is even possible. There are only theories, but the root cause of everything is global warming and the change in the Earth’s magnetic poles. The climate is changing - this is the absolute norm for our planet, because this has already happened, and more than once.
The average temperature of the Earth's surface is increasing, but this does not mean that everything is becoming warmer. Anomalies will continue to occur, reminding us that the time has come to change our way of life - to stop wars and air pollution. It's time to start loving our home.
Psychics' opinion
Seers and clairvoyants have their own special opinion about what happened. Snow falling in the Sahara suggests that the right moment has come to change your destiny. The fact is that when an unfavorable period gives way to a favorable one, various oddities occur in nature, in energy flows and in the minds of people.
This time the contrast is so strong that snow fell in the desert. It is possible that this is not the end, and we will see something else strange and beautiful, and maybe even frightening. In any case, the matter will not stop there.
It is not known exactly when something extraordinary will happen again in the world. The energy of such phenomena is almost elusive. The earth is full of surprises, because we don’t know what our home is capable of. What happened in the Sahara should be seen as a sign that everything will be fine in the future.
There is no point in predicting the future many years in advance, because we control our own destiny through the power of thought. We change our future every second. Good luck and don't forget to press the buttons and
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Snow fell in the Sahara Desert. This was reported by the Algerian newspaper TSA. Snowfall began in the Ain Sefra area, snow began on the morning of Sunday, January 7, and quickly covered the sand dunes, but began to melt by the evening. Experts note that the reason for the current snowfall is the weather in Western Europe. The combination of frost established there, air humidity and the direction of movement of air masses made snowfall possible on the other side of the equator.
Snowfall has occurred in the Sahara for the second winter in a row. As in December 2016, the last time snow fell in the African desert, photographs of the natural phenomenon were taken by amateur photographer Karim Buschetata. In both 2018 and 2016, the snow lasted for about a day. “Everyone was stunned by the sight of snow falling in the desert, a very rare occurrence,” Buscetata wrote after a desert snowfall in 2016. Snow has fallen in the Sahara for the fifth time in almost 40 years. As Gizmodo notes, a phenomenon unusual for the region was recorded in 2005 and 2012. And before that, it snowed in the Sahara back in 1979 in the city of Ain Sefra. Then a half-hour snow storm hit the settlement.
However, the Sahara is not the only place on the planet where snow falls when it is not expected. In December 2016, an extremely unusual phenomenon for the tropics was observed in Hawaii - snowfall, as a result of which the thickness of the snow cover reached 90 cm. The heaviest snowfall was recorded near the peaks of the Muana Kei and Muana Low volcanoes. Strictly speaking, snow is not entirely exotic for the sunny American state, but it usually falls on the tops of the mountains at about 4000 meters, and this time it fell on the flat terrain where people live.
Since Hawaii's infrastructure is not adapted to such weather conditions, state authorities asked residents not to leave their homes until the disaster was over.
In the same year, albeit in January, an anomalous cold spell affected another tropical country in the Asia-Pacific region - Vietnam. In the provinces of Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Ha Giang and Lang Son, the snow cover reached 10 cm. In the capital of the country, Ho Chi Minh City, the minimum temperature was recorded over the past 40 years. The air temperature was “only” +5.4°C.
The weather anomaly was not without consequences. The snowfall caused damage to the region's agriculture - numerous flower gardens and vegetable plantations caught under the snow did not survive the cold. Motorists also suffered from the unusual phenomenon - on days of snowfall, many kilometers of traffic jams were observed in snow-covered provinces. True, the cause of these traffic jams was not only snowfall, but also an abnormally large number of cars on the roads -
Vietnamese who had never seen snow from all over the country went on a real pilgrimage to see for themselves that snowdrifts exist not only in pictures.
On the same days, snow also fell in Thailand for the first time in 80 years. The snow did not stay there for long - the air temperature remained at +12..14°C. But for heat-loving local residents, this temperature turned out to be too cold: about 20 people died from frostbite in those days. Housing in a country located in the subequatorial zone is not adapted to such weather conditions. Many of the dead suffered from chronic illnesses and did not survive the sudden change in weather, authorities said.
However, snow can come as a surprise not only in the tropics or desert, but also in countries accustomed to this phenomenon, especially if it falls in the middle of summer. So, it was with snowfall that the summer of 2017 began in Moscow. Wet snow fell in a number of areas of Moscow and the Moscow region. Hail fell in the Paveletsky railway station area. St. Petersburg, by the way, also suffered this summer - on July 22, snowdrifts suddenly appeared in the city, although not because of snow, but hail. There was so much precipitation that it successfully created the appearance of a snowy winter in the very middle of summer.
As if to compensate for the “snowy” summer, this year’s winter does not please residents of both Russian capitals with snow. However, if you believe the promises of weather forecasters, Moscow will be covered with snow in the very near future. The chief specialist of the Meteorological Bureau of Moscow and the Moscow Region said that frosty and snowy weather is expected in the capital region this week. According to her, there will be snow of varying intensity throughout the week. 1-2 cm of precipitation may fall per day
It's no secret that the climate on our earth is changing. Proof of this is the climate change that has occurred over the past hundred years. For example, on February 18, 1979, a case of snowfall was recorded in the Sahara Desert.
Of course, for the Sahara this is real nonsense. And if we also take into account the fact that the snow was so heavy that it could paralyze all traffic in Algeria in half an hour, and before that it was also raining heavily, then we can safely say that the Sahara has never seen anything like this.
Climatologists and meteorologists still cannot explain why snow fell in the desert. Their opinions contradict each other. However, they still agree on one thing: the climate on our land has changed repeatedly.
Of course, this kind of event is akin to a catastrophe or a state of emergency for African countries on whose territory the Sahara Desert is located. For example, if now it falls snow in the desert Egypt, the flow of tourists will decrease tenfold. The majority will go to the country of transvestites instead of the country of pyramids. But “special” people are far from the main attractions of Thailand - breathtaking nature and ancient Buddhist temples, excellent water for both diving and surfing! Was there any snow at all in the southern part of the Indochina Peninsula? Somebody knows?!
Scientists have proven more than once that during the Paleolithic, more than ten thousand years ago, in desert areas there was a steppe with a humid climate. Rivers flowed here and grass grew, the area was inhabited by people and animals. This is also confirmed by rock paintings that archaeologists managed to find in the very heart of the Sahara. Most likely, the climate will change again in the future, so you won’t be surprised if it rains again in a couple of thousand years. snow in the desert Sahara.
The desert is a fascinating place where miles of dry, hot sand can prove dangerous to even the most experienced travelers. But what if we told you that it snowed in the largest desert on Earth?
Parts of the Sahara Desert were covered in several centimeters (up to 40 cm) of snow after a winter storm passed through the region on Sunday, January 8, 2018. This is actually the third time in 37 years that residents of the city of Ain Sefra, which is located in Algeria, have seen snow in the usually dry area. Local photographer Karim Bouchetata was captivated by the spectacular view and said: "We were quite amazed when we woke up to see the snow lying there. It had been there all day on Sunday and only started to melt by 5pm."
Back in 2016, townspeople also witnessed a light snowfall just after Christmas and it caused havoc! Then, in January 2017, the city experienced snowfall again. This time the children ran outside and made a snowman, some even sledding down the sand dunes. Before this, the last time snow fell in Ain Sefra was on February 18, 1979, when a small snowstorm lasted only half an hour.
A Met Office spokesman explained the event: "Cold air was pushed south into North Africa over the weekend by high pressure in Europe. The high pressure caused the cold weather to spread further south than usual."
The city of Ain Sefra is located at an altitude of about 1000 meters above sea level and is surrounded by the Atlas Mountains. But despite the high altitude, snow rarely falls in the region.