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5 days ago · What is the climate of the Sahara Desert? The Sahara exhibits great climatic variability within its borders, with two major climatic regimes differentiating along a north-south axis: the desert’s northern latitudes are arid subtropical and have two rainy seasons, while the southern ones, although also arid, are more tropical and have only one ...
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Sahara - Nomads, Bedouins, Tuareg: Although as large as the...
- Sahara Summary
Sahara, Largest desert in the world, encompassing almost all...
- Plant Life
Sahara - Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems: Saharan vegetation is...
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Climate of the Sahara. The age of the Sahara has been a...
- Animal Life
Sahara - Wildlife, Reptiles, Mammals: Relict tropical fauna...
- Sahara - People
5 days ago · The Sahel is characterized by a harsh, arid climate with a short rainy season and a prolonged dry season, making it susceptible to droughts and desertification. The Sahel's name is derived from the Arabic word for "shore" or "coast."
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1 day ago · The study investigates variabilities and trends in the onset, peak, and retreat of Intertropical Discontinuity (ITD) annual migrations over West Africa between 1979 and 2020, using reanalysis data of the daily mean surface location of ITD of longitudes 15°W to 15°E. The ITD migration peaks are determined from its migration pentad graphs, while its migration onsets and retreats are detected ...
5 days ago · The Sahel marks the desert’s limits to the south. The contrast between the two regions comes off as rather sharp, too. Where desert makes up the Sahara, tropical savannah makes up the Sahel, making it very green in the rainy season.
3 days ago · Graph showing temperature change in Africa between 1901 and 2021, with red colour being warmer and blue being colder than average (the average temperature during 1971–2000 is taken as the reference point for these changes).
4 days ago · The country primarily experiences a hot semi-arid or hot desert climate, with the temperatures moderated in the highlands. Throughout the year, Eritrea's weather varies from very hot and dry in the coastal regions, moderately warm in the western lowlands, and pleasantly temperate in the highlands.
4 days ago · Based on the ecological environment of the Sahel region in Africa, we established a remote sensing ecological index (RSEI) model for this region by combining dryness, moisture, greenness, and desertification indicators.
