NASA: Atmospheric River of Dust From Sahara Drops on Western Europe On March 15, 2022, a plume of Saharan dust was blown out of North Africa and across the Mediterranean into Western Europe. The dust turned skies orange, blanketed cities, impaired air quality, and stained ski slopes. Related: Dust and Sand From the Sahara Turns European Ski Resorts Orange The plume was driven by an atmospheric river arising from Storm Celia, […] SnowBrains | March 17, 2022 0 Comments
Dust and Sand From the Sahara Turns European Ski Resorts Orange Sand and dust from the Sahara desert have been carried more than 1,500 miles in the air by currents and dumped over large parts of Europe, turning ski resorts orange and reaching as far as the UK. Strong storms across the African desert whipped-up dust turning the wintry scenes a dramatic orange color. Resorts in the French and Swiss Alps were affected […] SnowBrains | March 16, 2022 2 Comments
[PHOTOS] Snow Falls in Africa’s Sahara Desert as Temperature Drops Below Freezing The Saharan town of Ain Sefra town in Algeria has this week seen snowfall for just the fifth time in 42 years. The last snowfalls were 1979, 2016, 2018, and 2021. Related: The Top 5 Most Unexpected Places to Ski The Atlas Mountains surround Ain Sefra, known as the “Gateway to the Desert.” The Sahara desert, which covers most of […] SnowBrains | January 21, 2022 1 Comment
NASA: North Africa Sheds Millions of Tons of Dust This post first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Michael Carlowitcz The millions of tons of dust lofted out of North Africa each year are a visual reminder of how Earth’s systems are interconnected. Dust blowing out of the Sahara fertilizes the surface waters of the Atlantic and the soils of the Americas. It influences the development […] SnowBrains | June 8, 2021 0 Comments
Sahara Snow hits Europe, Turning Skies Orange The Sahara Desert flowed onto the Europen slopes. A normal occurrence in which winds send sand from the south sent more particles than usual, turning European skies orange and covering the ski slopes. A southernly drift of wind that typically brings spring temperatures. Instead, brought a sand plume thousands of miles and retained a good portion in the atmosphere. Skiers […] Cameron Griffin | February 8, 2021 0 Comments
Photos: Snow Falls in Africa’s Sahara Desert as Temperature Plummets to 27ºF The Sahara desert in Africa has a fresh blanket of snow after temperatures recently dropped to 27ºF. Winter descended on Ain Sefra, Algeria on January 13th. Related: First Sahara Desert Snow In 37 Years | Photo Tour The desert, which covers most of Northern Africa, has seen temperatures fluctuate over the past few hundred thousand years, but snow and ice are […] SnowBrains | January 19, 2021 1 Comment
‘Godzilla’ – A Dust Plume to Remember NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using GEOS-5 data from the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at NASA GSFC and data from the CALIPSO team. Story by Adam Voiland. Winds routinely drive clouds of Saharan dust out of West Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean in the summer. But the intensity and extent of a plume that departed Africa […] Brains SnowBrains | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
“Abnormally Large Dust Cloud” En-Route From Sahara to North America | Expect Stunning Sunsets An “abnormally large dust cloud” from the Sahara desert in Africa is en-route to the east coast of the United States and the Caribbean right now and is expected to land on the Gulf Coast between Tuesday and Thursday. Related: Dust Storm from the Sahara Turns European Ski Resorts a ‘Mars-Like’ Orange Although large dust clouds are common this time […] WeatherBrains | June 22, 2020 1 Comment
Dust Storm from the Sahara Turns European Ski Resorts a ‘Mars-Like’ Orange Skiers and snowboarders were met with orange-tinted snow in Sochi, Russia, this weekend. The usually powdery white snow turned colors due to a sandstorm that blew across the Sahara Desert in North Africa in a phenomenon that happens only once or twice a decade. It’s no wonder that so many spectators described the snow as Mars-like because very little white […] Weather Steven Agar | March 26, 2018 0 Comments
Sahara Desert was Blanketed under 16 inches of Fresh Pow on Sunday On Sunday, snow fell in one of the most unlikely places on Earth, the world’s hottest desert. Ain Sefra, an Algerian town in the Sahara Desert, got a couple inches of fresh pow. It stayed on the dunes for 90mins before melting. It was the third time in the last 40 years, and the second time in less than two years, […] Weather Steven Agar | January 9, 2018 1 Comment
First Sahara Desert Snow In 37 Years | Photo Tour The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest hot desert and its more than 9 million square kilometers cover most of North Africa. As well as being one of the driest places in the planet, it’s one of the hottest — temperatures here can reach more than 122ºF. Snow covered the small town of Ain Sefra in Algeria on December 19th and […] Matias Ricci | January 3, 2017 0 Comments
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