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The Sahara is the world’s largest non-polar desert, stretching across 3.6 million square miles. Satellite images from September showed huge swaths of it carpeted in green as storms pushed further north than usual, a phenomenon some studies have linked to human-caused climate change.

More extreme rainfall events could be expected in the Sahara in the future, according to recent research, as fossil fuel pollution continues to heat up the planet and disrupt the water cycle.

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[-] radio_free_asgarthr@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

Well, did not have the return of the Green Sahara on my climate bingo card.

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Interestingly the sahara desert 5000 or so years ago used to be much greener with more life and vegetation. My mind always thinks it was always this way but its a sobering reminder of how things can drastically chsnge for the worst

[-] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago

c/doomer? In my c/news? It's more likely than you think

[-] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

why is this "doomer" it seems like perfectly valid environmental news to me.

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