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7 changes if the Earth gets hotter
If the earth's temperature continues to rise, the Amazon rainforest can become desert, the Maldives island nation can disappear forever, and the Sahara desert will becom…
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Another ocean is forming
The 56-kilometer crack in Africa could become a new ocean on earth.
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Will Sahara Desert be revived by climate change?
Archaeologists and scientists have hypothesized about 12,000 years ago, the Sahara has a rich, green beauty, not an arid desert.
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Aral Lake is shrinking rapidly
Aral used to be the fourth largest lake in the world, but it quickly shrunk over the last 50 years since water supply rivers were converted to irrigation projects for ag…
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The world's largest solar power project in Sahara
With an investment of 400 billion euros, a German group plans to turn the Sahara desert in North Africa into a never-ending giant energy supply for Europe.
Environment
Sand attack the city
A fierce sandstorm from the desert covered many areas in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh capital yesterday, obscuring buildings and causing traffic congestion.
Environment
Satellites help locate water sources
Like most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger has many problems in securing water demand. As part of ESA's TIGER solution, satellite data is being used to identify grou…
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Dust storms from the Sahara desert cause an explosion of plankton in the East Atlantic Ocean
Scientists working on RRS Discovery are studying sand dust from the Sahara desert blown off the coast of Africa and causing an explosion of plankton in the eastern Atlan…
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Decipher the mysterious sand dune
Across the deserts, sand is swept up not only by the wind, but also by strong electric fields that appear near the surface, pushing sand particles into the air. By takin…
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The story of an old town is sinking in the sand
An ancient oasis in poor Gansu province along the Silk Road, Dunhuang is in danger due to the swallowing of sand from the Kumtag desert, at a speed of 4 meters a year. T…
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Desert and green planet invasion
Occupying up to 20% of the earth's surface but that is not enough, the desert is becoming more and more
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UN: 50 million people lose their homes due to desertification
According to a recent UN report, tens of millions of people may be displaced due to desertification, especially in sub-Saharan and Central Asia.
Environment
28% of Vietnam's land area is deserted
Vietnam has about 9 million hectares of unused land (accounting for about 28% of the total land area nationwide), including 5.06 million hectares of unused land (Decisio…
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Taklimakan Desert (China) has existed for 5.3 million years
Taklimatan, the second largest desert in the northwestern region of Xinjiang Autonomous Region (China) may have existed for more than 1.8 million years compared to what…
Environment
China developed a wind power plant
China, one of the world's largest producers of greenhouse gases, is looking for a solution to curb its contribution to global warming.