A deluge for the Sahara: Satellites tracked extreme rain where it feels impossible

In September 2024, intense rainfall, exceeding 200 millimeters in some areas, transformed parts of the Sahara Desert, filling ...
Newsweek

Satellite Images Show Rare Heavy Rain In World’s Biggest Desert

In a rare occurrence, heavy rainfall hit the Sahara Desert this month and was captured on satellite imagery showing the unusual weather conditions cast over one the driest regions on the planet. Parts ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

The Sahara Desert hasn’t always been a dry, desolate landscape. Some scientists see signs it may be greening again

An hour before dawn, in a nameless rock pile in the world’s largest hot desert, Djimet Guemona clambered up a narrow gully. The route was hemmed by high walls, where uncountable centuries of ...
Reuters

Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage

April 4 (Reuters) - The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to ...