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Snow fell for the first time in 37 years in the Sahara
The snow covered the sand hills in the Sahara desert for almost a day, marking the second time that snow appeared here since 1979.
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At midnight there is also the Sun.
The most sunny place on Earth could be on an island in the North Pole, in a land with a midnight Sun.
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Climate change brings rain to Africa
Climate change is bringing rain back to the region that has been suffering from severe drought for decades in Africa. However, scientists are also not optimistic when wa…
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Every year, 27 million tons of sand and dust fly from the Sahara to Amazon
It is estimated that an average of 182 million tons of Sahara dust is blown away by the wind every year, of which about 27 million tons are trapped in the Amazon.
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Many deserts ... water
On our planet, Zacat in northern Africa is the number one desert and also the third largest desert (after Antarctica and the Arctic).
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Detects large groundwater resources near the Sahara Desert
Scientists say that in some North African countries with large areas such as Libya, Algeria, Egypt and Sudan, the volume of groundwater is believed to be the largest. Th…
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Renewable energy in Africa - great potential is left open
The Black Continent is currently a region with great potential for renewable energy, in which the natural conditions in North Africa are favorable for wind power develop…
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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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The Sahara is submerged under a meter of snow
The world's hottest desert is experiencing the biggest snowfall ever since the one-meter-thick white snow covered the red sand dunes.
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Places never have winter
In Belize or Puerto Rico, the only cold thing you can feel is ice in cocktails.
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101 interesting things about the earth (Term 4)
How many minerals exist on the earth known? How many lightning strikes are there globally? The moon and the earth are born separately? ... All these questions will be an…
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Overload vehicles around the world
You can see the spectacle of cars crowded with people and goods in parts of Asia or Africa like India, Bangladesh or Niger.
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The most beautiful astronomical photos of 2014
Photos of the Lagoon Nebula, the strange wave of clouds, or the moving light of the aurora are among the best photos of this year, according to the poll of prestigious N…
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Beautiful earth image seen from space station
Celebrating the safe return of the crew, the International Space Station (ISS) has just announced stunning new images of the earth's landscape observed from the ISS stat…
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Build solar fields in the Sahara desert to power Europe
Europe has long wanted to stop using fossil fuels and switch to renewable energy sources such as wind or the Sun.