Sahara Desert Snow Storm

[Kenomac]

This rare occurrence on December 19 must have left the global warming believers scratching their heads.

A white Christmas in the Sahara...

Stunning photos capture rare snow in the Sahara Desert

[Cheechako]

Pretty cool. Global warming is a fact not opinion. Cause up for debate. Global warming has no relation to a single event though. "It's a cold winter here so global warming doesnt exist!" haha

[Reefmagnet]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

Pretty cool. Global warming is a fact not opinion. Cause up for debate. Global warming has no relation to a single event though. "It's a cold winter here so global warming doesnt exist!" haha

Well, ya could of fooled me...

http://www.naturalnews.com/019838_cl...ble_crops.html

http://insurancenews.com.au/internat...things-to-come

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/a...ectid=11188394

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/loca...things-to-come

Etc, etc.

[TeddyDiver]

It's not rare to have freezing temperatures in some parts of Sahara desert. What's rare is the rain, or in this case a bit of snow..

[Steadman Uhlich]

Deserts can be cold and can have snow and ice. Sometimes lots of it!

Even places we typically think of as hot, can be cold and have snow.

For example, several inches (reported up to 15 inches) of snow fell in the Middle East, notably in Jerusalem in 2013. See amazing photos here:

'Historic' snow storms spread havoc and misery across the Middle East - Telegraph


The driest place on earth, a desert, is in Antarctica. Second largest desert is in the Arctic. Third largest is the Sahara.

Here is a good article that explains why.

What is the Largest Desert on Earth? - Universe Today

[Palarran]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

Pretty cool. Global warming is a fact not opinion. Cause up for debate. Global warming has no relation to a single event though. "It's a cold winter here so global warming doesnt exist!" haha

+1 - Thank you.

[jimbunyard]

Aïn Séfra has a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall during the year in Aïn Séfra. This location is classified as BWk by Köppen and Geiger. The average annual temperature in Aïn Séfra is 17.5 °C. About 154 mm of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Aïn Séfra

[normdeeley]

Saw a meme on line the other day. Shot of the Titanic going down, with its stearn high in the air. Caption reads, "if we're sinking why are.we hundreds of feet in the air?"

[barnakiel]

Yes, many places that are high in Sahara get below zero at night. Daily ranges can easily exceed 30 degs centigrade too! Pretty awesome.

I love deserts, ice and outback. I will be reborn as a Camel then! ;-)

Cheers,
carmakiel

[Polux]

Originally Posted by Kenomac

This rare occurrence on December 19 must have left the global warming believers scratching their heads.

A white Christmas in the Sahara...

Stunning photos capture rare snow in the Sahara Desert

You mean there are believers on the non warming?

[Exile]

Originally Posted by Reefmagnet

Well, ya could of fooled me...

Heat wave destroys vegetable crop; warning of things to come from climate change - NaturalNews.com

European heatwaves may be sign of things to come - International - Insurance News - insuranceNEWS.com.au

Heatwave sign of things to come

Weather Service says weekend precipitation could be signs of things to come - Local News - East Oregonian

Etc, etc.

But . . . but . . . but . . . that's different!

[markpierce]

The earth has been warming since the mini ice age which occurred some hundred years ago. (A thousand years ago it was warmer.) That was a period of famine in many parts of the world. The warming occurred before industrialization. Can't deny warming, but the question is does mankind's activity a significant cause and whether warming is good or bad.

[Cheechako]

There are only two questions:
1) do you believe in thermometers? or are they just "the devils work"?
2) if "yes" to (1): read the data. If "no" to (1), ignore it and pray.

[Boatguy30]

And here, dear old ken thought he had debunked it all with that little dusting of snow!

[SV DestinyAscen]

Personally I prefer to use a data sample from my freezer as evidence of global cooling. It's about as reliable and valid a data point as thepicture .