Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

In the 1990s, Lockheed envisioned an aircraft so massive it needed Airbus and Boeing to build it. Explore the story of the ...

The African Humid Period exemplifies the dramatic climate transitions that our planet experiences as a result of subtle changes in the Earth's orbit. The "greening" of the Sahara not only ...

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Sahara’s climate is famously unforgiving, with daytime temperatures reaching up to 58C, while nighttime temperatures can plummet to -6C. Interestingly, though, despite its scorching reputation ...

BBC weather presenter Simon King said it was due to the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara. He added that debris from forest fires in Portugal and ...