(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 the ...

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall causes vegetation to grow in the typically barren landscape. Satellite images released by NASA show pockets of ...

Discover how global warming could dramatically alter rainfall patterns, with scientists predicting significantly increased ...

Few lions remain in desert Africa (Photo courtesy Bush Warriors) NEW YORK, New York, December 5, 2013 (ENS) – The African lion has vanished from the Sahara desert, while cheetahs and gazelles are ...

The Sahara Desert has grown by nearly 10 percent since 1920. This shows a pressing environmental issue affecting the area. It ...

Researchers in China have assessed the impact of using up to 50% of the Sahara desert for the deployment of large scale solar power plants and have found these may impact the global cloud cover ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes. Aa Aa ...

UIC scientists predict the Sahara Desert could get up to 75% more rainfall by 2100. Using 40 climate models, they foresee ...

Morocco has declared 31 October a national holiday to mark the day the UN Security Council voted in favour of a resolution ...

Many people have expressed their views on the Sahara. Few are intimately acquainted with the reality of its topography and its geography. “How can we consider this forgotten territory or this ...

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