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 ...

Scientists Detect a Hidden Ocean Beneath the Sahara Desert

Scientists Detect a Hidden Ocean Beneath the Sahara Desert

Andrew Alpin

Picture yourself standing on the endless sand dunes of the world’s largest hot desert. The sun beats down mercilessly, the landscape appears lifeless, and water seems like nothing more than a distant dream. Yet beneath your feet lies one of Earth’s most extraordinary secrets. Scientists have uncovered a vast network of groundwater reservoirs hidden beneath ...