Rain in the Sahara? Researchers predict a wetter future for the desert

The Sahara Desert is one of the driest areas in the world. It gets just 3 inches of precipitation per year—one-tenth of the ...
AOL

The Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like

(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. The ...
Yahoo

Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past

The Takarkori rock shelter, an archaeological site in Libya’s Tadrart Acacus mountains, offers a glimpse into the Sahara Desert's greener past. - Archaeological Mission in the Sahara/Sapienza ...
The News-Herald

Vast Sahara beckons with dreams for a return to Morocco

Chance discoveries while traveling give another dimension to what’s been planned and researched. So often it’s the unexpected things that are best remembered and inspire a return visit. In 2024, I had ...
The Washington Post

A rare deluge could hit parts of the Sahara that almost never get rain this time of year

Some parts of the Sahara Desert will see five times their average August and September rainfall. A few areas could experience rain for the first time on record in August or September. The Sahara ...
Deccan Herald

Why is the Sahara desert still expanding?

The Sahara is already the largest hot desert in the world, covering most of North Africa. Yet it isn’t staying the same size—it’s still expanding. Scientists say the Sahara has grown by about 10% in ...
Digital Journal

Sahara Desert has grown over 10 percent in last century

In a study supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, researchers from the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland found that the Sahara ...