In a stunning twist of nature, one of the world's driest and most unforgiving landscapes, the Sahara Desert, has experienced an unprecedented flood. Torrential rainfall in September has filled ...

W henever we think of the Sahara Desert, the images that come to mind are vast stretches of sand and extreme dryness. But do ...

New research reveals that only the most intense Atlantic-sourced storms are responsible for filling a normally dry lake in ...

On July 1, 1905, and for a month, the Magasin d’Education et de Récréation serialized a novel by Jules Verne titled L’invasion de la mer (The Invasion of the Sea), the last work the French author ...

Water rushing between the sand dunes of southern Morocco. In desert communities frequented by tourists, 4x4s motored through the puddles and residents surveyed the scene in awe. It's a surreal ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes.

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...

This story appears in the October 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. An ancient wind is coming up from a place called deep time. The Sahara strikes us as an eternal inferno of dunes and ...

Africa’s mega-project to help combat climate change, desertification, and land degradation has seen positive strides. The project will see a 4,722-mile green wall that will aim to restore 100 ...

An incoming deluge – set to dump 100mm+ of rain – for the Territory’s heartland has triggered a flood alert. Read what the authorities want you to know. A tropical low off the west of the ...

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a desert and how they survive there? This is the Sahara. The largest desert on Earth! Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here.