When the trade winds blow across the Atlantic from the east in the early summer, they carry almost exclusively natural aerosols with them – above all Sahara dust. At other times of the year, the winds ...

From Bakersfield to Merced, people across the Central Valley reported large walls of dust; although commonplace for the Sahara and Sonoran deserts, haboobs like this ...

Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern Africa in just a few days. Lakes have appeared in the Sahara after a ...

It's known as one of the driest places on our planet. But shocking before and after images show exactly what happened when the Sahara Desert was struck by its biggest deluge for decades.

(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.

Dust particles from the Sahara have an unexpected impact on the oceans. These tiny grains carry essential nutrients for marine life. Their journey across the Atlantic could play a key role in global ...

Satellite images reveal ample water filling desert lakes that are usually bone dry for years at a time Heavy rains that drenched portions of the Sahara Desert this past summer filled lakes in ...

An ephemeral lake in Algeria last month. Image: Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey Behold Sebkha el Melah, an ephemeral lake in Algeria, seen from space.

STORY: :: Parts of the Sahara Desert have flooded after rare heavy rainfall :: Sahara Desert, Morocco :: October 24, 2024 The aerial footage shot at Merzouga near Rachidia, in southeastern Morocco ...

Calima is a phenomenon where hot air from the Sahara blows into the Canary Islands, bringing with it desert sand and dust. It can create an orange, hazy glow in the sky and if combined with precip ...

The U.N. is pushing for a plan to split Western Sahara as a possible solution to the long-standing conflict in the region. Staffan de Mistura, U.N. envoy to Western Sahara, revealed his idea of ...

(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. The ...