One Of Earth's Hottest Places Turned White - Videos from The Weather Channel
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One Of Earth's Hottest Places Turned White

February 27, 2026

Red Saharan dunes dusted white with snow near Ain Sefra, Algeria, creating a fleeting contrast that happens only a handful of times per century. Watch locals slide down sand dunes covered in enough snow to play in before it melts within hours. One of Earth's hottest places transformed temporarily by a rare collision of freezing European air and Mediterranean moisture.