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Seasonal Rain Floods Africa’s Sahel
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Seasonal Rain Floods Africa’s Sahel

Africa’s Sahel region, a margin of semi-arid grassland around the southern limit of the Sahara Desert, gets most of its rainfall between June and September. In 2007, the final months of the rainy season brought unusually heavy rainfall to much of the Sahel and the tropical savannas to its south, causing floods in river basins from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean coasts of the continent.

Published Sep 26, 2007

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Contrails in the North Atlantic
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Contrails in the North Atlantic

Aircraft flying above the clouds leave behind thin lines of condensation.

Published Feb 9, 2015

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Seasonal Rain Floods the Sahel
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Seasonal Rain Floods the Sahel

Published Sep 24, 2007

Floods

Drought in Africa
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Drought in Africa

The crops and grasslands that sustain people in the Sahel and East Africa languished in the wake of poor rainfall during the 2009 rainy season.

Published Jul 15, 2009

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North Atlantic Bloom
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North Atlantic Bloom

Published Jul 17, 2007

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Dust Storm Over North Africa
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Dust Storm Over North Africa

A low-pressure system over North Africa lofted a large plume of dust toward Europe and the Atlantic Ocean.

Published Feb 24, 2017

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Haze over the Atlantic Seaboard
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Haze over the Atlantic Seaboard

Published Jun 27, 2003

Dust and Haze

Floods Across Africa’s Sahel
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Floods Across Africa’s Sahel

Published Aug 17, 2006

Floods

Food Shortages in the Greater Horn of Africa
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Food Shortages in the Greater Horn of Africa

War, food distribution problems, and drought have come together to push millions of people to the brink of starvation.

Published Feb 28, 2017

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Fires across the Sahel
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Fires across the Sahel

Published Apr 30, 2001

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Drought Threatens Millions in Southern Africa
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Drought Threatens Millions in Southern Africa

Diminished rainfall, combined with soaring temperatures, has jeopardized the food security and energy supplies of millions of people in the region.

Published Dec 16, 2019

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Shetland Islands
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Shetland Islands

Published Jun 6, 2004

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