The Ancient Green Sahara Discovery The African humid period reveals how northern Africa was dramatically wetter during the ...

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 ...

(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 ...

An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like environment.

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 ...

Higher temperatures could bring more rain to much of Africa, according to University of Illinois Chicago researchers ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Sahara Desert is the world's largest hot desert and third-largest desert overall behind Antarctica and the Arctic. The Sahara spans over 3.5 million square miles across North ...

Forecast imagery from Zoom Earth shows a bout of torrential rain currently lashing the Sahara Desert, which, as the world's largest hot desert, is known for its dry conditions. The forecast loop, ...

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A large dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is approaching the southeastern U.S., covering Florida first. Dust clouds can cause vibrant sunsets and sunrises, and a cooling effect. Haboobs are formed by ...

MIAMI – First it was smoke from Canadian wildfires that affected air quality in the United States. Coming up next is dust from the Sahara Desert. Forecast models from the National Hurricane Center ...