During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent geological and climate research has revealed a very different past—one ...
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Why much of the Middle East is desert, but not Iran and Turkey
From endless dunes in Saudi Arabia to snowy peaks in Turkey, the Middle East is far more diverse than many assume. Climate ...
Based on a climatic record from desert speleothems, researchers show recurrent humid intervals in the central Arabian interior over the past 8 million years. (Paul Breeze/The Green Arabia Project) (CN ...
Editor’s note: Jim Cornett recently returned from the arid lands of Turkey. This is the first of three columns describing his experiences. I am in the Arabian Desert in Turkey and write this column ...
There is no greater symbol of thriving in the desert than the camel. The hunter-gatherers who roamed the Nefud Desert in Saudi Arabia thousands of years ago certainly thought so. High up on desert ...
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Will Saudi Arabia succeed in turning its vast desert landscape green by planting 10 billion trees?
In a country where nearly 95 per cent of the land is desert, sand is not just terrain, it is culture. Bedouin life, camel routes, oases and long crossings have shaped Saudi Arabia’s identity so deeply ...
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