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A winter storm left northwest Saudi Arabia blanketed in snow on January 10, local media reported.This video shows camels grazing along a snow-covered stretch of open land in Tabuk. The snowy ...
As of 22 December 2016, snow had also fallen in Israel, Syria and other parts of the Middle East. [7] Snow has occasionally occurred in Saudi Arabia in previous winters. In 2013 a video of a man somersaulting in snow there circulated on social media. [4] In January 2016, snow fell between Mecca and Medina for the first time in 85 years. [2]
Saudi Arabia's Köppen climate classification map.. The climate of Saudi Arabia is marked by high temperatures during the day and low temperatures at night. The country follows the pattern of the desert climate, with the exception of the southwest, which features a subtropical highland climate and a semi-desert climate.
Beginning December 11, a large anticyclone moved northward in the jet stream over Europe; its east edge drew a strong current of cold air south from the Arctic. This polar outbreak overspread Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean region, pushing below moist air associated with a passing front, causing heavy snow and sleet over higher ground in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel.
More snow expected in Northeast and Great Lakes region before Christmas. ... Al-Abdulmohsen was a doctor in Saudi Arabia before seeking asylum in Germany in 2016. ... Americans in rural areas live ...
Snowfall blanketed Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, to kick off the new year on Jan. 1. This group of men celebrated the day by dancing and singing in the snowfall with a traditional folk dance called a "dabke."
Saudi Arabia is the fourth largest consumer of oil in the world, even as it is the 20th largest economy and 41st largest population. [2] Saudi Arabia is located in the Persian Gulf region in West Asia. [3] The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comprises about four-fifths (80%) of the Arabian Peninsula.
The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the haj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists said on Friday. The heat would ...