which are vital for sustaining life in the desert. After six consecutive years of drought that left many farmers struggling, this rainfall offers a glimmer of hope. Some of the Sahara's reservoirs ...

The atmosphere now has the highest carbon dioxide levels in the last 800,000 years – and global heat records have toppled yet ...

An extreme onslaught of rain in Morocco — about a year’s worth in two days — brought desperately needed water to some of the ...

Rare storms temporarily create lakes in the Sahara desert, revealing surprising moisture pathways and climate connections.

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa ... putting them in danger of drought. "Every single event is affected by climate change," Haustein said. Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at ...

With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

In desert communities frequented ... September’s rains will go toward alleviating drought. Mr Youabeb says the presence of water in the Sahara could profoundly alter weather forecasts in the ...

With just over 1 inch of rain since last April, Borrego Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park are feeling the effects.

About two decades ago, African nations launched an audacious plan: a 7,700km “Great Green Wall” to hold back the Sahara Desert’s southward ... Decades of drought, deforestation and ...

Desertification close desertificationThe spread of desert conditions in arid regions due to human activities, drought or climate ... to the south of the Sahara Desert and which extends across ...