IN PICS | Sahara Desert After Snowfall — 5th Time Since 1979

Snowfall recently occurred on the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa. Photographer Karim Bouchetata captured breathtaking pictures of the town of Aïn-Séfra covered in snow and ice and shared them on social media | Photos: Instagram/@karim_bouchetat

Temperatures dropped below freezing in the largest desert in the world | Photo: Instagram/@karim_bouchetat

Snow settled on the sand, and ice blanketed the sand dunes | Photo: Instagram/@karim_bouchetat

The snow and ice formed beautiful patterns on the sand | Photo: Instagram/@karim_bouchetat

Temperatures plummeted to -2 degrees Celsius in Aïn-Séfra overnight, and resulted in snowfall. | Photo: Instagram/@karim_bouchetat

Snowfall has occurred in the Sahara Desert for the fifth time in 42 years | Photo: Twitter/@Strange_Sounds

Earlier, snowfall occurred in the desert in 1979, 2016, 2018, and 2021 | Photo Credit: Sekkouri Kamel via Twitter/@Strange_Sounds

The climate crisis is unpredictable and could be responsible for such rare phenomena | Photo: Twitter/@TheAfrican_Hub

Camels surrounded by snow | Photo: Instagram/@karim_bouchetat

Camels surrounded by snow | Photo: Instagram/@karim_bouchetat

According to a study published in the journal, Science, cold weather events could be attributed to the Arctic warming. | Photo: Instagram/@karim_bouchetat

The desert is very dry today. However, it is expected to become green again in about 15,000 years | Photo: Instagram/@karim_bouchetat