Satellites can help farmers make the most of the limited water resources at a farm in the Arabian Desert.
Published Jun 20, 2015
This photograph from the International Space Station presents an almost surreal view of abundant green fields in the midst of a barren desert.
Published Mar 5, 2012
Water tables have dropped beneath the Saudi Arabian town of Wadi ad-Dawasir.
Published Dec 14, 2019
A line of thunderclouds marched across the desert of central Saudi Arabia on the way toward Yemen.
Published Oct 28, 2018
Pioneering agricultural projects were planned to encourage people to leave the very heavily populated Nile Delta and to seek economic opportunities in the desert.
Published Dec 16, 2018
Water from the Kaidu River made it possible to turn part of the Taklamakan Desert into an oasis for agriculture, but it has also disturbed the water table.
Published Aug 18, 2012
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this photograph when the desert center of Arabia was partly obscured by a dusty atmosphere.
Published Dec 8, 2014
Natural vegetation and irrigated farmland along the Snake River Plain in Idaho use dramatically different amounts of water during the growing season.
Published Jan 26, 2010
A new study found that the abundance of these floating plants has increased due to urbanization.
Published Sep 2, 2020
Even in China’s largest, driest, and hottest desert, vegetation sprouts in the spring.
Published May 5, 2020
An arid region grew even drier between 2003 and 2009 due to human consumption of water for drinking and agriculture.
Published Mar 13, 2013
