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The 2016 Saudi Arabian snowstorm was an extreme weather event in late November 2016, in which parts of the Arabian Desert in Saudi Arabia experienced subzero temperatures, snowfall and flooding. Snow was first reported in northern parts of Saudi Arabia on 23 November.
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Saudi Arabia's Köppen climate classification map.. The climate of Saudi Arabia is marked by high temperatures during the day and low temperatures at night. The country follows the pattern of the desert climate, with the exception of the southwest, which features a subtropical highland climate and a semi-desert climate.
The Arabian Desert has a subtropical, hot desert climate, similar to the climate of the Sahara Desert (the world's largest hot desert). The Arabian Desert is actually an extension of the Sahara Desert over the Arabian peninsula. The climate is mainly dry. Most areas get around 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain per year. Unlike the Sahara Desert—more ...
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.
Snowfall is declining across the globe, which also illustrates an alarming trend for global freshwater supply, as temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change. New maps show where ...
A road between Oman and Saudi Arabia, [8] [9] through the Empty Quarter, was completed in September 2021. [10] Measuring between 700 and 800 kilometres (430 and 500 miles), it extends from Ibri in Oman to Al-Ahsa in eastern Saudi Arabia. A 160 km (99 miles) stretch of the road is on the Omani side and 580 km (360 miles) on the Saudi side.
Saudi Arabia is the fourth largest consumer of oil in the world, even as it is the 20th largest economy and 41st largest population. [2] Saudi Arabia is located in the Persian Gulf region in West Asia. [3] The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comprises about four-fifths (80%) of the Arabian Peninsula.