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‘Everyone was stunned': Snow falls in Sahara desert town for first time in 37 years
washingtonpost.com ^
| 12/21/2016
| Jason Samenow
Posted on 12/21/2016 10:16:14 AM PST by rktman
In the Sahara desert, known for its suffocating heat, a freak snow shower coated the dusty dunes near the Algerian town of Ain Sefra.
It hadn’t snowed in the town called “The Gateway to the Desert” since 1979.
Photographer Karim Bouchetata captured gorgeous images of the red rolling dunes frosted in white.
“Everyone was stunned to see snow falling in the desert, it is such a rare occurrence,” Bouchetata told the Independent. “It looked amazing as the snow settled on the sand.”
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: sahara; skiworld; snowstorm
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OMG! OMG! Algore needed STAT! Meanwhile, the north pole is expected to be 50 degrees above "normal" this week. By the way, what is normal?
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:16:14 AM PST
by
rktman
To: rktman
Algore needed STAT!
I think Algor's already there, given what happened.
To: rktman
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Is Algore visiting Algeria????
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:19:39 AM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: rktman
manbearpig and leo DiCrapio should go there in shorts..
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:21:04 AM PST
by
max americana
(For the 9th time FIRED LIBERALS from our company at this election, and every election since 2008)
To: rktman
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:21:06 AM PST
by
HokieMom
(Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
To: rktman
Now they can begin shooting
Scott of the Sahara without having to spring for the paint.
To: rktman
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:21:45 AM PST
by
ThomasThomas
(Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.)
To: rktman
Tell me about global warming when they start planting vineyards in Newfoundland and running large herds of dairy cattle in Greenland again.
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:22:08 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
To: rktman
Russians or Global Warming?
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:23:22 AM PST
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
To: rktman
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:23:34 AM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life ~ Vote!)
To: rktman
Stunned?
Not delighted?
Let me guess: Allah forbids snow angels.
On pain of death.
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:24:18 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: SERKIT
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Yep!
Russia must have “Hacked” their clouds.
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:25:21 AM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: rktman
If the place gt snow 37 years ago, then that must mean it isnt THAT abnormal.
We’ve had Dec 25th top off almost at 70 where I’ve lived in Michigan before. 60s happen here or there.
The idea that people think that there is “normal” weather is a product of having daily weather forecasts on TV.
To: rktman
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:27:41 AM PST
by
fulltlt
To: rktman
Sahara Desert, eh?
Used to be the Sahara Rain Forest until Chuck Norris went to the middle of it and lit a fart.
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:30:24 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: rktman
Global warming strikes again!
We must stop burning stuff to save mankind! Or we will all freeze to death by burning stuff!
We must end life on earth to save life on earth (yes, these people are that gullible and stupid).
Just wait until body count is included in “carbon credits”.
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:31:46 AM PST
by
factoryrat
(We reserve the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
OMG!! It must be Climate Change!!! =P
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:40:07 AM PST
by
KavMan
To: rktman
What’s next? The Donald wins the Presidency?
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:40:11 AM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: rktman
We are doomed! The earth is entering into an ice age. Puffing out CO2 as fast as we can by opening up Arctic drilling, Alberta oil sand and the shale gas in the US.
To: Buckeye McFrog
“I want to fight the lion!”
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posted on
12/21/2016 10:49:44 AM PST
by
henkster
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