Articles for tag: Climate Change, environmental history, Green Sahara, Sahara Desert

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The Sahara Desert Was Once a Lush Paradise: Uncovering Its Green Past

Suhail Ahmed

  Today the Sahara stretches across North Africa like a vast, sun-baked ocean of sand, but the latest science tells a very different story about its past. Beneath those dunes lie the fingerprints of rivers, lakes, and thriving ecosystems that once supported hippos, crocodiles, and human communities. For decades, scattered fossils and rock art hinted ...

9 Shocking Environmental Disasters That Changed Landscapes Forever

9 Shocking Environmental Disasters That Changed Landscapes Forever

Gargi Chakravorty

When you think about the power of human activity to reshape our planet, the images that probably come to mind are positive ones: cities rising from empty fields, forests being replanted, or wetlands being restored. However, there’s a darker side to this story that has left permanent scars on our Earth’s surface. Environmental disasters triggered ...