Although most of the UK might not be lucky enough to experience a white Christmas, there is one unlikely area of the world that gets to enjoy this festive weather – the Sahara Desert.
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That’s right; the usually red, scorching sands turned white, as snow fell near the small Algerian town of Ain Sefra yesterday afternoon. It marks the first time this area of the world has seen snow in 37 years and the amazing phenomenon was captured by photographer Karim Bouchetata. Check it out:
Obviously this is highly unusual for the hottest desert in the world. The last time snow fell back in 1979, the storm lasted just half an hour, but this time the snow flakes stayed for around a day. Karim said:
Everyone was stunned to see snow falling in the desert, it is such a rare occurrence. It looked amazing as the snow settled on the sand and made a great set of photos.
The snow stayed for about a day and has now melted away.
Many people are blaming the unusual snow fall on climate change. Dumbass climate change deniers like Donald Trump try to argue that global warming should mean that it gets hotter, but this is an example of weather, not climate. They’re two very different things. You can read more on that HERE.
