Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

The Earth's climate is in a constant state of change based on its position relative to the sun. This relationship means that ...

The African Humid Period exemplifies the dramatic climate transitions that our planet experiences as a result of subtle changes in the Earth's orbit. The "greening" of the Sahara not only ...

Saharan sand contains radioactive isotopes of plutonium and cesium that can be transported from the great African desert to ...

Sahara’s climate is famously unforgiving, with daytime temperatures reaching up to 58C, while nighttime temperatures can plummet to -6C. Interestingly, though, despite its scorching reputation ...

Embark Sustainability, the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, and Spheres of Influence e-zine hosted a presentation on the mutually reinforcing effects of the climate crisis, colonialism, ...

Climate change has been like an on-off switch in the Sahara. In dry times the lakes dwindled and the plants declined to niches. Then, when moister times returned, the lakes filled and parts of the ...

An international team of climate scientists has found that dust brought to parts of Europe in 2022 from the Saharan desert ...

Hot deserts are found near the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. The largest hot desert is the Sahara in Africa which spans the whole width of the continent.