In an unprecedented turn of events, regions of the Sahara Desert have been inundated by severe rainstorms. This unusual ...

A rare deluge of rain has created new lakes in the rolling sand dunes of parts of the Sahara, one of the driest places on Earth.

Another effect of the unusual rains is the resurrection of Lake Iriqui, between Zagora and Tata. This water reservoir had ...

NASA’S MODIS Aqua satellite captured the aftermath of the rare desert rainfall, showing typically dry lakebeds full of water.

Rare rainfall has hit some of the most arid places on earth. The deluge has left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees ...

Desert-dwelling cultures have been creating and sharing innovations for tackling this challenge of nature for millennia ...

The arid region sometimes develops lakes after heavy rain, hinting at how the desert may have once had a different climate.

By October 16 the lake was one-third full, with water covering 74 square miles to a depth of 7.2ft (2.2 metres), according to Mr Armon. The filling of a lake in the Sahara Desert is very rare.

V iewed from space, the western edge of the Sahara Desert looks like another world. Its abundance of red-tinged sand turns ...

The water currently filling Sebkha el Melah ... The stage was now set for the birth and growth of desert dunes': How the Sahara turned from a vast forest to the arid landscape we see today ...

In Morocco’s southeastern desert, a rare downpour has brought lakes and ponds back to life, with locals — and tourists — hailing it as a gift from the heavens. In Merzouga, an attractive tourist town ...