Surreale Bilder lassen sich derzeit in #Athen aufnehmen. Die griechische Hauptstadt wurde im Laufe des Dienstags von einer gewaltigen Wolke #Sahara-Staub eingehüllt.
Ještě krátký návrat k saharskému písečnému prachu na přelomu března a dubna. Takto se projevil na našich filtrech v rámci staniční sítě imisního monitoringu. Vzorkuje se vždy 24 hodin. Vyfotil jsem i srovnání jeden den před, tři dny epizody přechodu saharského písečného prachu a jeden den po.
"Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the Northern border of Senegal to see an innovative land recovery project within the Great Green Wall of Africa that is harvesting rainwater, increasing food security, and rehabilitating the ecosystem."
È da quando ero bambino che vedo periodicamente la #sabbia del #Sahara trasportata occasionalmente dalle nuvole fino nei nostri cieli. Un fenomeno normalissimo. Questo è il primo anno che ne sento parlare dai media con un tono immotivatamente panicheggiante.
I giornalisti sono veramente terribili a volte.
Am heutigen Karsamstag erreicht viel Saharastaub Deutschland. Das Wetterphänomen unterliegt zyklischen Schwankungen. Für dieses Wochenende spricht der Deutsche Wetterdienst von einer "seltenen Intensität".
Pierwszy raz mamy tak silny „atak” pyłu znad Sahary jak dzisiaj. Wczoraj na Twitterze IMGW pokazywało grafikę, że u nas może zrobić się pomarańczowo, ale nie spodziewałem się, że tak będzie. No nic, trochę to pogodę psuje, bo od rana miało być słonecznie, ale trzeba się przyzwyczaić, będzie takie „akcji” coraz więcej… #sahara#pyl#pogoda#klimat#kochamwies#kochambycwiesniakiem
🇬🇧 🤝 🏜️ 🐪 #Britain is moving forward with a plan to connect it's electrical grid to #solar and wind farms in the #Sahara
Once completed, it's should bring up to 3.6GW of power to the UK (roughly the same as 5-6 #nuclear reactor's worth of power), supplying #renewable#energy for up to 8% of the country's electricity demand 🌞
Im Wüstensand der Sahara sollen künftig Bäume und andere Pflanzen wachsen - so zumindest das Ziel eines Wissenschaftlers aus Deutschland. Wie realistisch ist die Idee? Von Johanna Wahl.
The next major geopolitical conflict is brewing in the Sahel region, in the north-central stretch of Africa south of the Sahara. Islamists and armed militias are plunging the entire region into chaos, and it is even possible a new jihadist emirate may emerge. Experts are already predicting there will be thousands of new...
Hundreds of my photos including this one, are available as licensed downloads and prints on #PicFair at http://pics.radekkucharski.com Now at lower rates.
And this is a boulder at Wadi al-Hitan sculpted by wind erosion. Whale Valley (Wadi al-Hitan) - a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sahara, Egypt. The place is known for its great number of fossils, particularly those of the early forms of whales called Archaeoceti.
Nov 15, 2023 "#Permaculture instructor #AndrewMillison journeys to #Senegal to see a movement of forest gardens which are contributing to Africa's Great Green Wall. Andrew accompanies the organization Planet Wild to visit the excellent work of #Trees for the Future. Planet Wild is funding the planting of 40,000 trees in this project so we are here to assess the system and report on the situation on the ground." #restoration#desert#Sahara #climate#ClimateChange https://youtu.be/1LCTVO_Y5Rs
Interventions at the International Conference for Dialogue and Peace in the Sahara highlight the different perspectives and opinions on the Sahrawi question and the importance of finding a peaceful and mutually acceptable solution to end the suffering of the Sahrawi population....
Overusing groundwater ended North Africa's Garamantian civilization.
' "As you look at modern examples like the San Joaquin Valley, people are using the groundwater up [faster] than it's being replenished," says [study lead author Frank] Schwartz. "California had a great wet winter this year, but that followed 20 years of drought. [If drier years continue] California will ultimately run into the same problem as the Garamantians.... " '
Today 46.0C at Aswan, 45.8C at #Kharga.
Stfling hot nights too with 33.3C of overnight Tmin at Aburdees.
These 46C are unprecedented for this time of the year in the #Sahara.
October Egyptian national record might fall on day 1st.
Snippet: “ There is widespread evidence that the Sahara was periodically vegetated in the past, with the proliferation of rivers, lakes and water-dependent animals such as hippos, before it became what is now desert. These North African Humid Periods may have been crucial in providing vegetated corridors out of Africa,...
Our Next Geopolitical Crisis Will Be African — In The Sahel (worldcrunch.com)
The next major geopolitical conflict is brewing in the Sahel region, in the north-central stretch of Africa south of the Sahara. Islamists and armed militias are plunging the entire region into chaos, and it is even possible a new jihadist emirate may emerge. Experts are already predicting there will be thousands of new...
Key Interventions Made At The International Conference For Dialogue And Peace In The Sahara (www.thenewsagency.in)
Interventions at the International Conference for Dialogue and Peace in the Sahara highlight the different perspectives and opinions on the Sahrawi question and the importance of finding a peaceful and mutually acceptable solution to end the suffering of the Sahrawi population....
New Discovery Reveals Why And When The Sahara Desert Was Green (www.ancientpages.com)
Snippet: “ There is widespread evidence that the Sahara was periodically vegetated in the past, with the proliferation of rivers, lakes and water-dependent animals such as hippos, before it became what is now desert. These North African Humid Periods may have been crucial in providing vegetated corridors out of Africa,...