As much of the northern hemisphere endures record cold temperatures, we get this report from Severe Weather EU via Twitter:
Spectacular scenes today in Algeria as snow covered the sand dunes in Ain El Safra! Snow visible also in imagery by NASA’s Terra satellite.
After a 40 year absence, this is the second winter in a row for this occurrence. In late 2016 it was reported by the Telegraph as being not seen in 40 years:
Incredible photos capture freak snowfall in the Sahara Desert, believed to be first time it has fallen on the unforgiving red dunes in almost 40 years.
Now, it’s happened again. Have a look.
Photos by rt Sidali, Gian Alonso, Rabah Ripou Ouchen, Issam Bouchetata Bouchetata
You can also see the snow on the MODIS/TERRA satellite image service from NASA. Ain El Safra is the lone white section in the center of the photo from January 5th, 2018:
It is frequently cold enough to snow in the Sahara…
what’s missing is the moisture to precipitate out as snow.
This shows moister air is reaching the Sahara, not that it is getting colder
Yeah! That’s it! Just like our “science” predicted!
More rain in the desert! Or….less rain! Or…more heat! Or…less heat! Or…more cold! Or….less cold! Or…something really, really bad!
But wait, your “science” predicted the exact opposite!
“Desertification
“One of the impacts which global warming may have on the surface of the Earth is to exacerbate the worldwide problem of desertification. A decrease in the total amount of rainfall in arid and semi-arid areas could increase the total area of drylands worldwide, and thus the total amount of land potentially at risk from desertification.”
http://www.enviropedia.org.uk/Global_Warming/Desertification.php
What the….?
Oh well, adjust the measurements! Erase the blip!
Evil CO2!
/sarc
Or, Griff, how about let’s listen to what “Scientists” have to say about “Human-Caused Global Warming” and deserts:
In fact, these are not only “Scientists,” but they are “Concerned Scientists!” In fact, they’ve formed a “Union” of “Concerned Scientists,” so grave is the danger of my CO2 causing the deserts to be dry, and other scary, scary, horribly bad things. Here’s what those “Concerned Scientists” say about “Global Warming” and deserts:
http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/drought.html
“Extreme Dry
“While some regions are likely to get wetter as the world warms, other regions that are already on the dry side are likely to get drier.
“Take action on global warming now!
“Global warming affects evapotranspiration—the movement of water into the atmosphere from land and water surfaces and plants due to evaporation and transpiration— which is expected to lead to:
“Increased drought in dry areas. In drier regions, evapotranspiration may produce periods of drought—defined as below-normal levels of rivers, lakes, and groundwater, and lack of enough soil moisture in agricultural areas. Precipitation has declined in the tropics and subtropics since 1970. Southern Africa, the Sahel region of Africa, southern Asia, the Mediterranean, and the U.S. Southwest, for example, are getting drier. Even areas that remain relatively wet can experience long, dry conditions between extreme precipitation events.
“Expansion of dry areas. Scientists expect the amount of land affected by drought to grow by mid-century—and water resources in affected areas to decline as much as 30 percent. These changes occur partly because of an expanding atmospheric circulation pattern known as the Hadley Cell—in which warm air in the tropics rises, loses moisture to tropical thunderstorms, and descends in the subtropics as dry air. As jet streams continue to shift to higher latitudes, and storm patterns shift along with them, semi-arid and desert areas are expected to expand.”
Yeah! Just as the “Scientists” predicted! Snow in the Sahara! Or…something scary!
Have you apologised yet, slanderer?
Relax and enjoy Anggun’s hit song video, “Snow on the Sahara.” It’s natural.
https://youtu.be/LHXyPTmliNs
Impressive snowfall in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
Snow encircles a number of Dwawers in Al-Hawz and Shisha