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Drone footage shows large pools of water against Saharan sand dunes as historic rain brought rare flooding to the region.
For example, CNN lead with "Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades" . An internet search on the phrase "Sahara Desert flooding" found news stories with headlines that claim the early-September rain in Morocco's Atlas Mountains caused the first floods in the Sahara Desert in 50 years.
(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades....
A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than they had seen in decades.
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than they had seen in decades.
Shocking images reveal the dramatic flooding of the Sahara Desert, a phenomenon that has not occurred in nearly 50 years.
Last month's unusual torrential rains triggered floods that killed at least 18 people in areas of southern Morocco that straddle the Sahara Desert. Morocco is one of the world's most water-stressed nations, with frequent droughts affecting a third of the population employed in agriculture.
Drone footage from 2 October shows how more than a year’s worth of rain fell in two days in September in south-east Morocco, filling up lakes that had been d...
Discover the Sahara Desert’s fascinating past – and why climate change may make flooding a likely part of its future. By Victoria Heath. Is it possible that one of the driest places on the planet could flood? With the recent news of intense rainfall in the Sahara just last month, the answer is yes.
The world's largest hot desert, the Sahara, is being hit with unusually heavy rain. Scientists are unclear why, but it may be linked to a subdued Atlantic hurricane season.