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Agriculture in Egypt’s Western Desert
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Agriculture in Egypt’s Western Desert

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

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Crop Circles in Sharq El Owainat
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Crop Circles in Sharq El Owainat

Greenery sprouts from the Sahara Desert in Egypt thanks to the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System.

Published Sep 18, 2017

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Hanhowuz Reservoir, Turkmenistan
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Hanhowuz Reservoir, Turkmenistan

An engineering wonder and boon for citizens in Turkmenistan is also an environmental problem.

Published Jul 1, 2014

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Crop Circles in the Desert
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Crop Circles in the Desert

Over the course of 25 years, farms have sprouted in the Arabian Desert, fueled by deep and old groundwater.

Published May 12, 2012

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Spring Greening in the Taklamakan Desert
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Spring Greening in the Taklamakan Desert

Even in China’s largest, driest, and hottest desert, vegetation sprouts in the spring.

Published May 5, 2020

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Irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara
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Irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara

Although it is now the largest desert on Earth, during the last ice age the Sahara was a savannah with a climate similar to that of present-day Kenya and Tanzania. The annual rainfall was much greater than it is now, creating many rivers and lakes that are now hidden under shifting sands or exposed as barren salt flats. Over several hundred thousand years, the rains also filled a series of vast underground aquifers. Modern African nations are now mining this fossil water to support irrigated farming projects.

Published Mar 2, 2002

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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert
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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

Acquired March 12, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust plumes blowing from the west margin of the Taklimakan Desert.

Published Mar 14, 2011

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A California Desert Erupts in Wildflowers
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A California Desert Erupts in Wildflowers

From space, a hint of green betrayed the revival of plant life.

Published Apr 2, 2017

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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert
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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

Acquired March 2, 2011, this natural-color image shows dust hovering over the Taklimakan Desert.

Published Mar 2, 2011

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Bold Beauty in the Tanezrouft Basin
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Bold Beauty in the Tanezrouft Basin

The basin’s colloquial name is the “Land of Terror” because, for many, to traverse this land is to stare death in the face.

Published Dec 2, 2017

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Flooding in Southern Algeria
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Flooding in Southern Algeria

Published Feb 21, 2006

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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert
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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert

Acquired August 28, 2010, this natural-color image shows a dust plume spanning hundreds of kilometers blowing eastward from the Taklimakan Desert.

Published Aug 26, 2010

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Taklimakan Desert Dust Storm
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Taklimakan Desert Dust Storm

Acquired October 22, 2010, this natural-color image shows dust over the eastern half of the Taklimakan Desert.

Published Oct 22, 2010

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Pyramids at Giza, Egypt
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Pyramids at Giza, Egypt

The tombs of the old pharaohs are a favorite subject of photography by astronauts in orbit.

Published Sep 24, 2012

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Dry Wadi Fills with Life
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Dry Wadi Fills with Life

These true-color images show a wadi in northern Niger on September 19, 2007, and September 18, 2009. The 2007 shows the wadi populated by plants that have taken advantage of recent precipitation.

Published Nov 8, 2009

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