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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

SNOW FELL IN THE SAHARA DESERT - A SNOWBALL IN HELL CHANCE?

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Stunning: The pictures were taken in Ain Sefra, in Algeria, yesterday afternoon
Villagers stunned as snow falls in the Sahara for the first time in 37 YEARS 
 
Continue reading and see more photographs of this extraordinary weather event

  • The pictures were taken in Algeria after heavy snowfall yesterday afternoon 
  • Snow was last recorded in the town of Ain Sefra in February 1979 - when snowfall lasted just an hour.
  • The village is known as the Gateway to the Desert.
  • Stunning images were taken by amateur photographer Karim Bouchetata
  • He said villagers were 'stunned' by the unusual weather, and said the snow lasted nearly a day 
  • The town is about 1,000 metres above sea level, and is surrounded by the Atlas Mountains
 Karim captured the amazing moment snow fell on the red sand dunes in the world's largest hot desert


 Snow was last seen in Ain Sefra, which is known as 'The Gateway to the Desert', on February 18, 1979 - when the snow storm lasted just half an hour

 This time the snow stayed for a day in the town, which is around 1,000 metres above sea level and surrounded by the Atlas Mountains



 The photographer said: 'Everyone was stunned to see snow falling in the dessert, it is such a rare occurrence'


 It is just the second time in living memory that snow has fallen in the Sahara village


 It made for particularly unusual festive snowy scenes yesterday afternoon in Algeria

With or without snow, it is indeed an awesome landscape.


Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4051448/A-unlikely-white-Christmas-Villagers-stunned-snow-falls-Sahara-time-37-YEARS.html


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