When the Sahara Was Green
The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, fed by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sustained abundant plant and animal life, such as Nile perch, turtles, crocodiles...
The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, fed by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sustained abundant plant and animal life, such as Nile perch, turtles, crocodiles...
