(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades ...

A rare downpour has turned parts of the Sahara Desert into blue lagoons, with water pooling around palm trees and sand dunes, the Associated Press reports on Wednesday. According to reports ...

The Ubari oasis, a circular pool reflected the azure blue sky above and the lush greenery of palm trees surrounding it, ...

The before-and-after photos included satellite images of the Sahara Desert, known as the world's largest hot desert, taken in 2023 and 2024. In the first photo, the terrain is mostly dry.

A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert.

Parts of the Sahara Desert are turning green due to influx of heavy rain Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of plant life popping up all over the Sahara Desert.