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For the first time in 4,500 years, snow fell in Buraidah (youtu.be)
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[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

4500 years?! So crazy! Seems like there’s rare snowfall in the northwest every few years, wild to think it’s so rare here!

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Buraidah is in the middle, the driving distance between it and Jabal al-Lawz in the northwest is 1142 km.

[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Appreciate it!

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

You're welcome

I'm sure you know by now how Mercator projection distorts area on the map