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Sahara Desert blooms after rare downpour

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15 September 2024

Vegetation spreads
Sahara Desert blooms after rare downpour

Satellite imagery of the Sahara in 2023, and 2024, showing the spread of vegetation. - © European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

The Sahara Desert is blooming after a rare rainfall event at the end of August delivered more than 500% of the region's average monthly total.

Heavy rain with accompanying thunderstorms passed over parts of the Sahara in late August and early September.

Satellite images now show the impact of the illusive rain on the region, with vegetation growing across the typically arid desert of northern Africa.

Rare rainfall event in the SaharaFor context
Ryan Hathaway
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