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The Sahara Desert—Yes, That One—Remarkably Grows Green Every 21,000 Years
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 7 months agoThe Sahara Desert Grows Green Every 21,000 YearsMatteo Colombo - Getty Images Climate scientists...
'The stage was now set for the birth and growth of desert dunes': How the Sahara turned from a vast...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn this extract from the book "When the Sahara Was Green", Martin Williams, professor of earth...
Ancient empire thrived in Sahara Desert using ‘remarkable’ tunnel system, study says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Sahara Desert, a stretch of sand about the size of the United States, is an extremely forbidding...
The Monday After: Getting historical perspective on climate change
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoClimate change has been one of the most debated environmental issues in the world during recent...
'World-class aquifer' enabled ancient African kingdom to thrive in the Sahara for hundreds of years
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWe see sandy-colored rock ruins of old structures in the desert against a blue sky. A unique method...
Climate change forces African migrants into dangerous treks by sea, desert
ABC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn Senegal, rising sea temperatures and years of overfishing have depleted the country's stocks of...
Satellites watch rare, destructive Mediterranean hurricane Daniel swirl above the Sahara (photos)
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSatellites watched as a rare Mediterranean hurricane, or "medicane," named Daniel swirled above the...
NASA is making it even easier for scientists to understand climate change
BGR via Yahoo News· 2 years agoClimate change is terrifying. The thought of the sea level rising 1.6 feet seems unimaginable, but...
Dust storms are becoming ‘more frequent and severe’ – so are we prepared?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAthens has been engulfed in dust from the Sahara in one of the worst storms in six years - Milos...
Why are deserts dry?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA photo of a sunset in the desert. It is a flat sandy lanscape, with several small hills popping up here and there. You can just make out two people who...