What do you picture when you think of the Sahara? A vast expanse of towering sand dunes? The occasional oasis, perhaps? But ...
Normally, one of the driest places on Earth, the Sahara has seen an unexpected surge of rainfall in recent weeks. Areas that usually receive only about 1.8 inches of rain annually have been hit ...
(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.
“It's been 30 to 50 years since we've had this much rain in such a short space of time ... Mr Youabeb says the presence of water in the Sahara could profoundly alter weather forecasts in ...