deserts

The Great Sand Sea Desert stretches over an area of 72,000km² linking Egypt and Libya. If you find yourself in a particular part of the desert in south-east Libya and south-western parts of Egypt, you’ll spot pieces of yellow glass…

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Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels A new report has highlighted how a decline in local and community media is producing a growing trend of…

An oasis in Libya, where groundwater is a scarce commodityshutterstock/Patrick Poendl IMAGINE you are in a desert. The air is dry, the landscape barren, but before you lies a teardrop-shaped pool. It is strangely…

The Athel tamarisk has ingenious ways of surviving in a dry climateShutterstock / Wirestock Creators An evergreen desert shrub common in the Middle East excretes salt crystals onto its leaves that may help the plant…

In Israel, large swathes of the arid countryside are now producing huge quantity of high value vegetables, fruits and flowers, most of which are exported to Europe. Following the footsteps, many farmers in Punjab and Gujarat have started…

The day-to-day existence of some local populations in China is under threat from water shortages. The Chinese government said it's working for better protection of water resources and ecosystems, but the public has to get involved. CCTV's…

Taking on the twin crises of "food desert" neighborhoods and obesity, cities are using multiple approaches to give families access to fresh fruits and vegetables, including corner stores, bodegas, farmers markets, food trucks and even…

"Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert," begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And terrifyingly, it's happening to about two-thirds of the world's grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing…