Ranar 8 ga watan Nuwamban 2024, yankin Al-Jawf na Saudi Arabia ya fuskanci barafin dazuzzuka na kwanakin shekara-shekara, wanda ya canza hamada ta desert ɗin zuwa ƙasar winter wonderland. Wannan shi ne karo na farko a tarihin ƙasa da aka rubuta barafin dazuzzuka a yankin desert na Saudi Arabia[2][3].
Barafin dazuzzuka ya biyo bayan mako na azaba na ruwan sama da ƙanana ƙanana a yankin. Hukumar Kasa ta Meteorology ta UAE ta bayyana cewa wannan canjin yanayi ya faru ne saboda tsarin matsananci daga Tekun Arabiya wanda ya faɗa zuwa Oman, wanda ya kawo iska mai ɗanɗano zuwa yankin Saudi Arabia da UAE, lamarin da ya sauya yanayin yanayi na yankin[2][3].
Hotunan da bidarorin na yankin da aka rufe da barafin dazuzzuka sun zama ruwan bakin ciki a shafukan sada zumunta. Mutane da yawa suna kallon haliyar a matsayin ‘winter wonder’, yayin da wasu ke ganin ta a matsayin alama ta canjin yanayi[3].
Sashen Yanayi na Saudi Arabia ya fitar da takardar shawara kan ci gaba da yanayin yanayi mai tsanani a kwanakin zuwa. An yi hasashen zai ci gaba da ruwan sama, ƙanana ƙanana, da iska mai karfi, wanda zai iya rage ganowa da kuma hana tafiyar yau da kullun. Hukumomin gida sun tuntubi mazauna yankin da su kasance hanzari da suyi shirye-shirye[2][3].
