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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