The Sahara’s edge is now in places like Mali, where 65% of the land is desert or semi-desert. It’s growing 48 kilometers a year. Droughts make water scarce, hurting communities.

A large cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert began traveling across the Atlantic Ocean last week and is expected to continue traveling through the U.S. in the coming days.

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron from dead diatoms, fertilizes the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon River then ...

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States.

Dispatches from the Sahara: Unearthing Africa’s giants — and an ancient calamity (published Nov. 9, 2022) Dispatches from the Sahara Desert: Discovering dinosaurs adrift in seas of sand ...

Arts & Culture | January 2020. Forgotten Desert. A photographer ventures into remote northern Africa for an unprecedented view of one of the world’s most troubled, and least understood, regions ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron from dead diatoms, fertilizes the Amazon rainforest.

A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States. The cloud extended some ...