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How/why did snow fall in the Sahara Desert this year?

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It does regularly snow and freeze in the Sahara Desert. Not every year, and certainly not in the whole desert, about the size of the continental U.S. This place is huge, and has different climate zones within. The northern sections are also quite high altitude in some areas. read more

It is not known for certain why it has snowed in this part of Algeria, although it does snow in other parts of the country. read more

France Info. “En Images. Il a (Encore) Neigé sur les Dunes du Sahara.” France Info. 24 January 2017. O’Hare, Maureen. “Snow Falls in Sahara for First Time in 37 Years.” CNN. 21 December 2016. Burke, Dave. “A Very Unlikely White Christmas! Villagers Stunned as Snow Falls in the Sahara for the First Time in 37 Years.” Daily Mail. read more

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