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Discover how Africa is combatting the encroachment of the Sahara Desert in this insightful video. - **0:00** Introduction - * ...
Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, ...
Imagine a predator so rare that even seasoned trackers consider it a myth. The Saharan cheetah, with its ghostlike presence, ...
Some parts of the Sahara Desert will see five times their average August and September rainfall. A few areas could experience rain for the first time on record in August or September.
The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago, was also home to a mysterious human lineage, a new study has found. Researchers from Germany's Max Planck ...
Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern Africa in just a few days.
Though Friday will have clear skies during the day, Cameron Batiste, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s ...
Green Sahara Ancient DNA Reveals Isolated North African Lineage Ancient genomes from Libya’s Takarkori shelter uncover a unique North African lineage, challenging migration theories.
The Sahara spans over 3.5 million square miles across North Africa and is a large source for mineral dust that gets picked up by winds across the desert. Sometimes, this dust can actually reach us ...
There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but an unusual shift in the weather pattern has caused storms to move where they typically wouldn’t.
(Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to China or ...