Snow in the Sahara

Snow has fallen on the Sahara desert in Algeria for the third time in 40 years, according to The Independent. The snow fell in the town of Ain Sefra on Sunday and covered the sand dunes with 40 cm of the gorgeous white stuff in some places. This marks the third year in a row that snow has fallen on the area, but prior to that it hadn’t since 1979. While the juxtaposition of snow and sand is very cool to observe, it isn’t a total shocker since the region is known for temperatures as low as -10°C. (Watch, runtime 0:41)