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 ...

The Sahara Desert, known today for its vast, arid landscapes, was once a fertile region teeming with life. A recent study ...

Recent numerical simulations, published in , reveal that this greening of the Sahara profoundly influenced the climate of the Northern Hemisphere. Researchers, led by Dr. Marco Gaetani ...

Analysis of stalagmite samples from caves in southern Morocco has provided new insights into rainfall patterns in the Sahara ...

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 ...

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 ...

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate change. is the process of land turning into desert as the quality ...

rather than areas deep in the Sahara Desert. Still, in Chinguetti, a changing climate is ushering in many of the consequences that officials have warned about. Trees are withering, wells are ...

Africa’s mega-project to help combat climate change, desertification ... amount of arable land in the region bordering Africa’s Sahara Desert known as the Sahel. Eleven nations are investing ...