Snow falls over the Sahara

The second winter in a row, unusual snowfall in the Sahara creates a spectacular sight.

Snow covered white sand dunes in the Sahara desert of Ain Sefra, Algeria, Right Wing News on January 7 reported.Snow white interwoven with sand creates an extremely rare sight.(Photo: Issam Bouchetata).

This is the second winter in a row that snow falls on the Sahara desert. Last winter was the first time after nearly 40 years this desert caught snow. (Photo: Gian Alonso). In February 1979, snow fell in Ain Sefra area, which was dubbed the "Gateway to the desert".Then a snowstorm appeared and lasted about half an hour.

In some areas, snow covered the sand so many people could not recognize it as the famous Sahara desert.(Photo: Rabah Ripou Ouchen).Snow rarely falls over the sand dunes, which are more common in the Sahara mountains, according to Live Science.

Unusual weather creates a spectacular natural landscape in the Sahara desert.(Photo: Crt Sidali).

Satellite images show that snow appears in the Sahara desert on January 7.(Photo: NASA).