Snow on the Sahara
desert climates have several types, for example, that occurs at the poles, due to their low precipitation, is an extremely dry climate. But what interests us is the type of dry tropical climate. This is found in the Sahara, Arabia and Iran, among other parts of the world. Looking at a map of the world, we as between parallels 15 and 25, in the northern hemisphere and south, are the major deserts the world. This climate is characterized by a very stable and dry. Rainfall is scarce and in some places, such as the Atacama Desert in Chile, can go 10 years without dropping a single drop. Of course, when it rains it appears what is called the desert bloom. The dunes give way for a few days to a green and flowery.
also in the desert cold
The main characteristic of these climates is the lack of rain, but also highlights the behavior of temperature. The days are extremely hot, with temperatures that can exceed 50 degrees, but nights are cold, with minimum can be about 0 degrees. In certain situations, match the arrival of much cold air with moisture, resulting in precipitation, which in exceptional cases may be in the form of snow. We recall that in mid-January this year, it snowed in Baghdad, where many years ago that did not happen.
Closer to our country, February 18, 1979, came to snow in the Sahara desert itself. A very cold air outbreak led to very low temperatures in our country on 17 February. Twenty-four hours later, the cold pool was placed in the vertical border of Libya, Algeria and Tunisia. The result was a surprise snowstorm that fall upon the sand of a desert.
Mindful of snow could fall in Libya.
These days, an outbreak of cold air will invade the Eastern part of Europe. Heavy snowfall is expected, for example, Greece and Turkey. Part of this cold air will travel to northern Africa. On the northern coast of Libya is expected to snow a bit between Sunday and Monday.