Sahara Desert: You might be surprised to know that the world's largest hot desert, the Sahara, was once a lush plain. As per cave paintings, there were rivers with crocodiles. Elephants ...

It is the biggest desert of its kind in the world — almost ... can realistically withstand for any length of time. Depending on the location and the season, temperatures in the Sahara can get to as ...

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...

(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.