This coincides with just as extreme weather in other parts of the world.

这场降雪恰逢世界其他地区也出现极端天气。

The east coast of the United States continues to face the brutally cold winter storm Grayson and Sydney, Australia swelters in the hottest temperatures seen in nearly 80 years at 116.6 degrees Farenheight.

美国东海岸持续受到冬季超强风暴格雷森的影响，而澳大利亚悉尼经历了近80年来最炎热的天气，气温高达47摄氏度。

High pressures over Europe caused cold air to be pulled down into northern Africa and into the Sahara Desert. This mass of cold air rose 3,280 feet to the elevation of Ain Sefra, a town surrounded by the Atlas Mountains, and began to snow early Sunday morning.

欧洲上空的高压将冷空气推进到北非和撒哈拉沙漠。艾因塞夫拉海拔近1000米，处于阿特拉斯山脉的环绕之中。这团冷空气上升到这一高度，并在8日清晨带来降雪。

Ain Sefra, known as "the gateway to the desert" has an average high of 99.7°F during the month of July, making locals much more accustomed to managing extreme heat rather than snow. Unequipped to manage snow on roads, cars and buses were stranded on roads as they became icy.

艾因塞夫拉有“沙漠之门”之称，7月份平均气温在37.6摄氏度，相比于大雪，当地人更习惯应对酷热天气。由于道路上的积雪无法清除，小汽车和巴士都被困在结冰的路面上。

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