It seldom snows in the Taklimakan desert because

The reason is related to climate change and atmospheric circulation. The snowfall in Taklimakan Desert for two consecutive winters is mainly caused by global warming. Global warming leads to rising temperature, increasing land evaporation, accelerating water cycle and increasing precipitation. Snowfall in Taklimakan Desert is also related to a specific weather system. In the winter of 20021,snowfall occurred in most parts of Xinjiang, including moderate to heavy snow in the western part of northern Xinjiang, the northern slope of Tianshan Mountain, the northern part of Bazhou and Kashgar.