Sahara desert blanketed in snow after bizarre weather event
Insane pictures have captured a bizarre weather event in the middle of the Sahara desert, that blanketed the usually scorching sand with snow.
Insane pictures have captured the aftermath of a bizarre weather event that blanketed the usually scorching Sahara desert in snow.
The Sahara desert stretches more than nine million square kilometres across Africa and is the largest hot desert in the world.
The photos were taken earlier this month after snow fell near the Algerian town of Ain Sefra.
The dusting of snow is the fifth time in 42 years that the town has seen snow, with previous occurrences in 1979, 2016, 2018 and 2021.
Ain Sefra sits in the Atlas Mountains, a mountain range that stretches across northern Africa and a region that has seen snow before.
The town, known as “the gateway to the desert”, sits 1000m above sea level.
Historically, Ain Sefra and the surrounding desert rarely sees snow with it only being recorded in 1979, 2017, 2018 and 2021.
The snow that fell across the Sahara left incredible patterns on the sand, with the ice and snow leaving ripple marks on the dunes.
Depending on the year, Ain Sefra and its surrounds have experienced varying levels of snow.
In 1979, the region experienced a snowstorm, bringing the town to a stop.
In 2018, more than 40cm fell.
Ain Sefra typically hits 40C through summer with temperatures dropping as low as -10.2C in winter.
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