Sahara Fragile

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Sahara desert
  • Namib desert
  • Kalahari desert
  • Savanna desert
  • Fragile States

Sahara Fragile

Header Banner

Sahara Fragile

  • Home
  • Sahara desert
  • Namib desert
  • Kalahari desert
  • Savanna desert
  • Fragile States
Sahara desert
Home›Sahara desert›Incredible! Snowfall forms an unusual tiger-striped pattern in the Kumtag Desert

Incredible! Snowfall forms an unusual tiger-striped pattern in the Kumtag Desert

By Christopher J. Jones
March 7, 2022
0
0

Colorful footage recorded by a drone in China’s northwest Shanshan County, about 1,550 miles west of Beijing, has been making waves since it was posted online. A number of languages ​​translate “Kumtag” as “sand mountain” to describe the region’s diverse collection of sand dunes.

(Photo: MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

Snowfall in the Kumtag Desert

On February 26, the grounds of the Kumtag were covered in melting snow, revealing the sand dunes. Due to the way the white snow gives way to the striped desert sand, this particular sight resembles the fur of a tiger, according to AccuWeather.

Wind-sculpted snowfall and sand dunes have created a pattern of tiger stripes across the Kumtag Desert, according to AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dale Mohler. The beige-colored sand under the snow-covered dunes was revealed when the wind pushed snow from the tops of the dunes, filling in areas on the lee side of the dunes.

However, it does indicate that Mother Nature can be a true artist, even if there is little to work with, Mohler said of snowfall and wind speed.

AccuWeather.com experts estimate less than five inches of precipitation over the Kumtag region of southern Japan per year; however, low freezing temperatures allow snow to stay on the ground longer.

Given its location near the latitude of Pennsylvania, Kumtag experiences snow during the winter months, just like that state. There are temperatures below 0 degrees Fahrenheit in winter in this part of the Taklamakan Desert. In fact, this is not Kumtag’s first encounter with such a strange environment. During the month of November, the region was covered in snow.

Read also : The US weather forecast warns that two winter storms will affect the central and eastern United States from the end of this week

What system brought the snow?

Chances are the storm that brought the snow was almost the same as clippers, which are dry storms that originate in western Canada and can drop light snow in parts of the northern United States.

AccuWeather meteorologist Jim Andrews says snow likely fell on Feb. 17 near Ürümqi, China, about 170 miles northwest of the desert, when the morning low was 17 and the high was 22. .

The week’s cold weather allowed the snow to stay put, creating a stunning sight, according to Yahoo News.

Deserts threatened by climate change

Scientists are still very uncertain about snow in the desert. This is partly due to a lack of historical data, as well as a lack of attention to the Sahara, a sparsely populated area.

The immensity of the Sahara (9 million square kilometres) and its isolation are two of its most distinctive characteristics. It is now possible to map precipitation and snowfall patterns using satellite remote sensing data rather than traditional field observations. However, this only applies to the previous few decades; before the 1970s there is no evidence of snowfall patterns.

So it seems that Saharan snowfalls are more frequent than previously thought. An anthropological and oral history investigation of this option would be intriguing. However, due to global climate change, weather patterns are becoming increasingly unpredictable.

If this happens, the more humid Sahelian border of the Sahara and its Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, where rainfall is more variable, could experience increasing rainfall variability (including in the Atlas Mountains).

Related article: Snow falls in the Sahara Desert for the second time in human history

For more news, snowfall updates and similar topics, be sure to follow Nature World News!

Related posts:

  1. North Africa: Adrar issues exposed as Sahara desert heats up
  2. Migrants rescued in remote Sahara desert
  3. Annual dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is en route to Mexico
  4. Paul Skipworth tackles seven-day Sahara Desert ultramarathon
Tagsclimate changesahara desertsand dunesunited states

CATEGORIES

  • Fragile States
  • Kalahari desert
  • Namib desert
  • Sahara desert
  • Savanna desert

RECENT POSTS

  • The expert opinion on Burnley’s finances and the questions raised by the club’s ‘worried’ accounts
  • Claim Online Payday Loans for Unemployed at Filld.com – CryptoMode
  • QuickQuid and Pounds to Pocket borrowers receive payment news
  • Michael T. Kildow Obituary – The Desert Sun
  • Rare black-legged kitten recovers from injury – NBC Los Angeles

ARCHIVES

  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • March 2017
  • January 2017
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • January 2016
  • November 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • January 2014
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • November 2012
  • May 2012
  • October 2011
  • November 2010
  • April 2008
  • July 2006
  • November 2005
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions