With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

We date tiny pieces of stalagmite (~0.25g) to establish when the cave was wet in the past. Credit: Ben Lovett Analysis of Moroccan stalagmites reveals that the Sahara received increased rainfall ...

Australian average rainfall maps are available for annual and seasonal rainfall. Long-term averages have been calculated over the standard 30-year period 1961-1990. A 30-year period is used as it acts ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford and INSAP analyzed stalagmites in Moroccan caves, revealing that the Sahara experienced increased rainfall between 8,700 and 4,300 years ago. These rock ...

On July 1, 1905, and for a month, the Magasin d’Education et de Récréation serialized a novel by Jules Verne titled ...

The results confirm that during the African Humid Period (AHP), the Sahara received considerably more rainfall than today.

Credit: Dr Julia Barrott. Analysis of stalagmite samples from caves in southern Morocco has provided new insights into rainfall patterns in the Sahara Desert in the past. Researchers from the ...

These "days of rain" maps show the average number of days, for each month and annually, when rainfall totals exceeded values ranging from 1mm to 25mm. The days of rain map series shows the average ...

Lausanne (Switzerland) 16 March 2025 (SPS)– The Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) has annulled a decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that permitted Moroccan football club ...

Rabat – Several regions in Morocco will experience heavy rainfall on Tuesday, with thunderstorms likely in some areas, according to the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM). Authorities ...

Rabat – Many provinces across Morocco continue to experience heavy rain and snowfall, which comes as a relief to the agricultural season marred by the persistent drought in the country.