Snowfall hits several regions of Saudi Arabia

[ebrahym]

I don't think so and no thanks.

exactly

 

[Al-Andalus]

i know but my point was that weather of gulf and africa is changing. even sahara is becoming green.

I don't know about Africa or Sahara (doubtful) but the weather of the Arabian Peninsula/Arab world/MENA has largely remained the same in recent years ASIDE from more extreme weather in terms of temperatures, rainfall, drought, snowfall etc.

Anyway the climate and its history is a funny/interesting thing.

Lecture at University of Oxford.

http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/MP1.html

http://www.shh.mpg.de/178394/petraglia

Amazing.

Less than 6000 years ago Arabia was home to some of the largest river systems in the world and the third largest lake before the climate of the MENA region became much more arid.

As can be seen basically all of KSA was covered in rivers aside from a relatively small (compared to the the overall size of KSA) part of KSA (Northeastern). That's insane considering the size of KSA (12th largest country on the planet).

https://www.researchgate.net/post/A..._largest_river_any_official_names_for_the_two

http://phys.org/news/2012-05-ancient-network-rivers-lakes-arabian.html

This article below is probably the best I have seen so far on this topic. Very detailed. Granted, I have not done too much search but anyway it is more than worth a read.

http://www.ecoseeds.com/cool.html

Some experts have said that this type of geography/climate might return one day. Even that it is likely given the climatic history of the planet.

Basically the Rub' al-Khali was one giant lake which is also why, to this day, you can find large water reserves and lakes in the middle of nowhere.

As can be seen here below:

Meanwhile the day after first snow in Stockholm.

40 cm of snow in a single day.

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You are not comparing Sweden (a Nordic country, one of the most northernmost located countries of the world and one of the coldest during the winter) with KSA, are you?

That's like comparing the average daily sunshine hours of KSA with those found in Sweden. Or warm weather or the length of tropical coastline. For instance KSA has almost 2000 km of tropical coastline (Red Sea) alone while that found in Sweden amounts to zero km. Makes no sense.

Isn't global warming great?

You would not have said that cousin, had you actually bothered to read the content of the thread. Everything is explained. Reading post 10 as a start would help, I imagine.

exactly

Good, then what was your fuss about exactly and what in the world has it to do with the content of this thread?

The answer is absolutely nothing.

 

[ebrahym]

Good, then what was your fuss about exactly and what in the world has it to do with the content of this thread?

The answer is absolutely nothing

exactly

 

[Al-Andalus]

exactly

Exactly what?

 

[ebrahym]

that it is strictly off topic
perhaps some other time
some other thread

Exactly what?

 

[HAIDER]

Isn't global warming great?

Do you believe in Global warming......is really happening or ....natural or human being is messing with mother nature.

 

[Al-Andalus]

It snowed again this past week in much of Northern KSA.

Do you believe in Global warming......is really happening or ....natural or human being is messing with mother nature.

This has absolutely nothing to do with global warming. It has always snowed in Northern KSA and other regions affected by snowfall in KSA since time immortal. It's all explained by me in detail in this thread and also by another user.

 

[Gothic]

freak accidents happening all over the world

 

[HAIDER]

I don't think so and no thanks. Nothing to do with the topic either.

Some more photos:

What you call this old gun standing with snow man. .....pashtun it call ...Khassak......

 

[Solomon2]

Do you believe in Global warming......is really happening or ....natural or human being is messing with mother nature.

Yes, I've been convinced global warming is real since 2004, when NASA recalibrated old weather satellite data: then the trend shows up clearly.

While it may surprise some, increased precipitation in Arabia is one of the expected results. That's because one of global warming's effects is an increase in global air temperatures, which means air over the oceans can saturate with more water, which is then more likely to condense out of the atmosphere at night over nearby cloudless deserts.

As for whether global warming is mostly natural or anthropogenic I haven't examined this question in sufficient detail. I'm pretty sure, however, that some acceleration in anthropogenic warming is expected in the coming decade due to development in Asia: as China and nearby countries grow wealthy, they clean up pollution from powerplant emissions, which decreases counter-warming sulfur dioxide. Furthermore, methane emissions will increase as these countries increase the number of cattle they raise.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Snowfall and low temperatures expected in northern regions
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 18 January 2018

Snow falls in the northern region of Tabuk in this January 2016 file photo. (SPA)

TABUK, Saudi Arabia: The General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection has forecast that the regions of the Kingdom will witness snowfall on Thursday and Friday.

It also forecast temperatures to fall below zero in Tabuk region, with a 10 percent chance of rainfall.

Hussein Al-Qahtani, spokesman for the authority, told the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that a cold air front will push toward the northern areas on Thursday and Friday, and will continue until the middle of next week. This front is expected to cause snowfall particularly in the Northern Borders and Jawf regions, accompanied by very low temperatures, reaching -2°C.

The front will also cause sporadic rain on Friday morning and afternoon. Large areas of the Kingdom, including the northern regions, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, will experience dust storms which may reduce horizontal visibility to around 1,000 meters or less.

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1228191/saudi-arabia


Snow falls in Tabuk at night, vanishes at sunrise
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 7 January 2018

Snow falls in Tabuk at night, vanishes at sunrise. (SPA)

Snow falls in Tabuk at night, vanishes at sunrise. (SPA)

Snow falls in Tabuk at night, vanishes at sunrise. (SPA)

Snow falls in Tabuk at night, vanishes at sunrise. (SPA)

TABUK: Areas around the city of Haql witnessed rainfall accompanied by light snow on Friday evening on Al-Lawz Mountain, while light snow, known as the “white guest,” fell in Tabuk in the evening and disappeared at dawn.
The local population gathers every year to watch this phenomenon. They arrive at the mountain early to welcome the snow and consider this time to be the most beautiful in the year.
Snow usually falls during the night and continues until the early morning hours; then it gradually disappears leaving some areas of Jabal Al-Lawz covered with snow.
Security forces, traffic police, civil defense, and the Red Crescent were present in the area and the roads leading to Jabal Al-Lawz to organize traffic.

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1220741/saudi-arabia

HAQL? That's a costal city next to the Gulf of Aqaba. That's unheard of.

Global warming? Crazy stuff.

https://twitter.com/x/status/953895452499378176

 

[Fledgingwings]

https://twitter.com/x/status/801488397239918592

https://twitter.com/x/status/801396137550868480

https://twitter.com/x/status/801685609517608961

https://twitter.com/x/status/802303628480385024

Snowfall back in November 2014 near Al-Zulfi in the nearby desert. Some 260 km northwest of Riyadh.

Looks surreal.

Desert, greenery and snow. A nice and unique combination not often seen!

Snow in Northern Hijaz (Tabuk area). An yearly occurrence during winter.

Yes, KSA is a country of many hidden pearls. An unknown kingdom indeed. I guess that this is part of the charm for people unfamiliar with KSA and most foreigners in general.

In other news floods/heavy rain have occurred in numerous regions of KSA in the past 10 days as well.

Awsome !

 

[Fledgingwings]

Awsome !

Tabuk is the permanent home for snowfall in this time of the year I think.Abha and albaha are also cool places and Taif as well.Right ?

 

[hunter_hunted]

Not a single drop of rain touch riyadh this year

 

[TurkeyForever]

After seeing these pictures I feel so lucky to live in Turkey