But this month has seen snowfall in the Sahara and temperatures in Saudi Arabia plummeting to -2C (28F). A photographer has captured ice on the sand dunes in the Sahara in dreamlike images as temperatures dipped below freezing. Pictured: Snow on the dunes of the Sahara Desert in AlgeriaThis month has seen snowfall in the Sahara and temperatures in Saudi Arabia plummeting to -2C (28F). The Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa and it has gone through shifts in temperature and moisture over the past few hundred thousands years. Pictured: Camels in the snow in Saudi ArabiaHalf a century has passed since the temperature in the kingdom's southwestern Aseer region dropped below freezing.

Source: Daily Mail January 17, 2021 12:30 UTC