Monthly Archives: March 2017
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How a very dry desert “recycles” fog and dew
Share this Item You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. The ocean is not the only source of fog and ... -
What really turned the Sahara Desert from a green oasis to a desert? | Science
One of the world’s most iconic deserts was once lush and green. What happened? Alamy When most people imagine an archetypal desert landscape – with its ... -
Fog and dew on World Water Day keep the Namib Desert ecosystem alive in Africa
Moisture from groundwater sources supports one of the world’s oldest and most biologically diverse deserts The ocean is not the only source of the fog that ... -
Namib Desert non-stormwater study reveals unexpected origins – sciencedaily
In a study in one of the world’s oldest and most biologically diverse deserts, scientists at Indiana University and Purdue University in Indianapolis explore the origins ... -
The Sahara Desert was once green and lush. Then the humans appeared.
Today, the Sahara Desert is defined by rolling sand dunes, merciless sunshine and oppressive heat. But barely 10,000 years ago, it was lush and verdant. So ... -
American desert songbirds endangered in warming climate
Days per year with a modeled lethal dehydration risk for three species of songbirds under our current climate from 1980 to 2012 and under a future ...