Temperatures in the Al-Nafūd desert can climb as high as 55 degrees Celsius during the summer, making this drastic change a ...

Africa's Sahara Desert may be considered a vast expanse of barren sand with limited vegetation, an extreme environment for ...

Kenya has faced severe and recurring climate change-related impacts over the past years, including prolonged droughts, desert ...

Africa is a staggeringly vast continent, spanning approximately 11,700,000 square miles with a population of 1.4 billion and ...

NASA’S MODIS Aqua satellite captured the aftermath of the rare desert rainfall, showing typically dry lakebeds full of water.

The arid region sometimes develops lakes after heavy rain, hinting at how the desert may have once had a different climate.

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

"Africa has contributed a tiny amount of carbon emissions globally, but is being hit the hardest by extreme weather," Kimutai said. The role of climate change in the floods was compounded by other ...

As climate discussions continue at the COP29 summit in Baku, this rare desert snowfall highlights the shifts in ...

The Richtersveld Desert Botanical Garden, a first of its kind in South Africa, opened its doors in August. It aims to be a living bank of the endangered and threatened plant species in the region. The ...

Endangered succulents in the Richtersveld have been given a lifeline from poaching, mining, overgrazing, and climate change ...