Rare snow blankets Sahara dunes in Northern Africa on New Year's Day

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Algerian photographer Karim Bouchetata captured video of snow falling over parts of the Sahara Desert on New Year's Day. A storm system moving through Europe helped to deliver the cold air across northern parts of the continent

For the second time in two years, a blanket of snow covered parts of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa, creating a rare and unexpected sight.

On New Year's Day, Algerian photographer Karim Bouchetata captured video of snowflakes falling over Ain Sefra, a town in western Algeria about 30 miles east of the Moroccan border.

The video showed dunes blanketed in fresh snow, but streets appeared to remain passable as the snow cover melted on warmer surfaces.



https://www.sott.net/article/497031-Rare-snow-blankets-Sahara-dunes-in-Northern-Africa-on-New-Years-Day

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