Wrong world! While we are still waiting for the first snow in Slovenia, Sahara received its first shipment in 37 years! Yes, you read that right! They got snow where they least expected it. The largest sand desert in the world hasn't seen snow since 1979! This kind of natural phenomenon is only the second such known example in history. See the stunning scenes from Algeria.
Sahara she woke up in winter morning! From the largest sandy deserts incredible scenes are coming to the world. He is there after 37 years it snowed again! Although it was quickly picked up, photographers overtook the melting and captured some truly unusual scenes in which white snow cover mixes with red dunes.
The snow surprised the residents of a small Algerian town Ain Sefra, where the last snow fell a long time ago February 18, 1979 (snow also fell for the first time in the Algerian part of the Sahara). It is snowing in a place that is also called The door to the desert, kept the whole day, which is surprising if we know that during the day the temperature of the sand is very high and can easily reach 80 degrees Celsius. The city surrounds the Atlas Mountains and lies 1000 meters above sea level.
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It's the Sahara the third largest desert for Antarctica and the Arctic. It is located in North Africa and comprises more than 9 million square kilometers. It's still expanding. It occupies parts of Algeria, Morocco, Niger, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Tunisia, Western Sahara and Sudan. Although it is extremely dry, should turn green again in 15 thousand years.
Gallery - snow turned the Sahara white again after 37 years:
