From the archives: Historical papyrus, Riyadh wears its white dress
Written By سنان خلف on 2014/04/27
This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com - Sinan Khalaf - A number of social media users circulated a rare video clip of the historic hail storm that hit the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on 3/5/2010, where the capital appeared in its white color for the first time in decades.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The region was exposed to an air depression that was concentrated in eastern Turkey and the Caucasus region, and it was accompanied by a cold and strong air front that met with a hot and humid mass centered over the center of the Kingdom, which contributed to the formation of this strong thunderstorm and hailstorm that affected the region.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The attached video, which documents the case, shows a funny scene, as one of the young men slipped twice in a row on the road as a result of the accumulated cold.</p>
This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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