The Sahara Desert is known as one of the driest places on Earth, receiving only about 3 inches of precipitation each year -- roughly one-tenth of what ...

Discover how global warming could dramatically alter rainfall patterns, with scientists predicting significantly increased ...

Think of the Sahara Desert. What do you see? Most of you are probably envisioning a dune sea filled with wave after wave of windswept sand scorched by a relentless sun. The sight seems almost endless ...

Few lions remain in desert Africa (Photo courtesy Bush Warriors) NEW YORK, New York, December 5, 2013 (ENS) – The African lion has vanished from the Sahara desert, while cheetahs and gazelles are ...

(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 China or the ...

LONDON, March 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Sahara desert has expanded by 10 percent in the past century - partly because of climate change - with far-reaching impacts on communities ...

The Sahara Desert has grown by nearly 10 percent since 1920. This shows a pressing environmental issue affecting the area. It ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 30 (UPI) --Some 6,000 years ago, the Sahara Desert was regularly drowned by tropical rains. It wasn't a desert at all, but vast grasslands. Today, the Sahara features some ...

A highly unusual deluge has left vibrant blue lagoons amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara Desert, rejuvenating some of the most drought-stricken regions with water levels not seen for ...

An adventure to the Sahara Desert will take you to some of the most remote areas of the world. You will encounter everything from ancient Kasbahs to villagers washing clothes in a stream to a caravan ...

Yesterday, Algerians living in the Sahara Desert found themselves in a winter wonderland as up to 16 inches of snow covered the desert dunes. This rare event has occurred only three times in the past ...