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Dust from the Sahara blankets the Greek capital while parts of Finland experience unusual amounts of snow in what ... A dust cloud from the Sahara Desert in Africa covers the Acropolis on April 23 ...
The Sahara (/ s ə ˈ h ɑːr ə /, / s ə ˈ h ær ə /) is a desert spanning across North Africa.With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. ... snow-free valleys in Victoria Land; ... This page was last edited on 18 November 2024, ...
Aïn Séfra has a cold arid climate (Köppen BWk) with hot to sweltering summers and, owing to its elevation, cool to relatively cold winters, despite its location in the Sahara Desert. Snow has been recorded on rare occasions.
On Jan. 7, the Sahara desert witnessed an extremely rare snowstorm — just the third of its kind in 37 years — breaking a long snow drought in Algeria.
Buildings along a lake filled by heavy rainfall in the desert town of Merzouga on October 2, 2024. - AP The reflections of the town’s palm trees now shimmer across the expanse of a new lagoon ...
Sahara Desert in Morocco. ... Snow tends to be rare in regions with this climate. ... (1994–2024 normals, extremes to 1965) [13]
These images, captured by #VIIRS onboard the #NOAA21 satellite on Aug. 30 and Sept. 9, 2024, use enhanced color to highlight rain accumulation in the Sahara Desert.