<p>A rare bout of snow dusted sand dunes in the Saharan town of Ain Sefra in northwest Algeria on January 7 – only the fourth time snow has fallen in the desert in 37 years, according to an Algerian media report</a>.</p><p>TSA Algeria reported</a> that about 16 inches of snow fell, starting in the early hours of the morning, and that it began to melt after 5 pm. Credit: Facebook/Hamouda DZ photography via Storyful</p><br />
