Camels are walking in the snow of the Sahara Desert. Why does it snow in the desert?
Snow in the desert is extreme weather controlled by the trade wind climate. This kind of weather is extremely rare.
The Sahara Desert is the hottest zone, with high temperatures all year round, and the temperature once reached about 58 degrees. On a certain website, a netizen uploaded a photo of a camel walking in the snow in the Sahara Desert, which aroused the surprise of many netizens. It will snow in the Sahara Desert. This news also surprised many netizens. People have always thought that the Sahara Desert is dry and hot, and it doesn't even rain a few times. How could it snow? 1. Snowfall in the desert does exist
Snow does exist in the desert, but it is very rare. Snowfall in the Sahara Desert only occurs under extreme circumstances. It is a rare event. Due to strong trade wind activity, we can see snowflakes all over the sky in the hottest places. Relevant data once showed that the annual precipitation in the Sahara Desert is basically no, and the amount does not exceed 10ml, which is very small. Experts have also said that since the Sahara Desert can rain, snow will definitely happen, but the probability of it happening is very small. 2. The geographical location of the Sahara Desert
The Sahara Desert covers an area of approximately 9.32 million square kilometers. It is located on both sides of the Tropic of Cancer and is subject to subtropical high pressure. Due to the control of belts and the alternation of envelopes, the climate here is dry all year round, with high temperatures and little rain. The four seasons are not obvious, mainly in summer. Its main climate characteristics are mainly due to the dry climate caused by the trade winds blowing from the inland, which makes it difficult to form precipitation. It also makes the Sahara region very dry. The Sahara Desert is far away from the ocean, and it is difficult for humid airflow to reach here. Therefore, the Sahara Desert will form a single tropical desert climate. 3. Snowfall records in the Sahara Desert
There have been two snowfall records in the Sahara Desert. One was in 1979, and the other was in 2012. People know that the probability of extreme weather in the Sahara Desert is very low. People walking in the desert will be surrounded by a heat wave, and the heat in the desert Sun exposure can make people feel very uncomfortable. But nature is so magical, it makes the impossible possible. Although the Sahara Desert is in an extremely hot zone, you will see a snow scene in the Sahara Desert due to special conditions and two keys to the formation of snowflakes.
This snow scene in the desert brings us a different visual feast. Although this snow scene is a bit unusual, it also brings us some benefits. Too low temperatures can kill pests in trees. Although the snow did not last very long, and the temperature quickly returned to normal, the instant low temperature will also bring a certain protective effect to the environment, so nature also has its laws, and we are also here. The unexpected surprise was also an added benefit.