Snow in the Sahara

[Rodger]

Down here in the south of Spain, we occasionally get news of the Sahara and today they showed film of people skiing down the snow covered dunes.
Last night it snowed in the Sahara for only the third time in the last forty years.

 

[StarCruiser]

When were the last two? What happened after each time I wonder?
And who the hell has skis on hand in the Sahara?

 

[KriPa]

I remember that in Libya you could rent skis, to ski down the high dunes in erg Ubari.

 

[MarkW]

A lit of the hotels and campsites around the dunes in Morocco have skis and snowboards available for sliding down dunes as well.

 

[StarCruiser]

I should have thought of that.

 

[clivehorridge]

Great,

I had skis with me in Qatar, but that was only ‘cos I had a ski holiday booked in Val d’Isere to go to...

 

[StarCruiser]

And apparently this is all being caused by … wait for it…



Yep…warm air… Who woulda thought it.

 

[Mojo]

Hope that means we can soon have camel rides and desert like conditions in Scotland. Bring on the earth's axis tilting even more...

 

[StarCruiser]

Be careful what you wish for Charlie…