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Humans delayed the onset of the Sahara desert by 500 years

By Guest PostFebruary 24, 2019Environmentafrican humid period, chris brierley, green sahara, katie manning, pastoralism, sahara desert

Humans did not accelerate the decline of the ‘Green Sahara’ and may have managed to hold back the onset of the Sahara desert by around 500 years, according to new research led by UCL. (more…)

Study Supplies Insight into Behavior of African Monsoon

By Guest PostMay 23, 2015Environmentafrican humid period, african monsoon, changing monsoon, future climate change, green sahara

Think of the Sahara and you will conjure images of a vast desert landscape, with nothing but sand as far as the eye can see. But for a period of about 10,000 years, the Sahara was characterized by lush, green vegetation and a network of lakes, rivers and deltas. (more…)