In southern California’s Coachella Valley, pale sand dunes sprawl under the desert sun, shifting and re-forming in the wind.

Tens of thousands of years ago, on the territory of the uninhabited Sahara Desert, gardens flourished, rivers flowed, ancient people cultivated fertile lands. However, we know how it all ended - today ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron from dead diatoms, fertilizes the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon River then ...

Residents of modern megacities are accustomed to the uninterrupted water supply to their apartments. In such comfortable ...

A 12,000-year-old Alpine ice core reveals Europe once endured massive dust storms and sea salt surges—evidence of a radically ...

Swarms of desert locusts are moving across parts of North Africa. With unusually heavy rains in late 2024 supporting growth ...

In the heart of Egypt’s Sahara Desert, an extraordinary site known as Wadi Al-Hitan, or Whale Valley, has unveiled fossils ...

Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment, the ...

A new report by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found that sand and dust storms are leading ...

Dust from the Saharan Desert will drift across Alabama this weekend! Find out more about the Saharan Air Layer and what it ...

The UN's Green Climate Fund aims to accredit organisations, allowing them to apply for funds, within nine months ...