An incredible shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green | CNN
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There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but an unusual shift in the weather pattern has caused storms to move where they typically wouldn’t.
  • PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de
    5·
    2 months ago

    I always thought this less sandy southern side of the desert was called the Sahel, not the Sahara? or Is the Sahel part of the Sahara?

    • AlijahTheMediocre@lemmy.world
      10·
      2 months ago

      The Sahel is the transition zone between the savannahs further south and the Sahara. In the image above; its where it gets noticeably less green but still distinct from the Sahara