New study finds world’s largest desert, the Sahara, has grown by 10 percent since 1920

New study finds world’s largest desert, the Sahara, has grown by 10 percent since 1920

The Sahara Desert has expanded by about 10 percent since 1920, according to a new study by National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded scientists at the University of Maryland (UMD).

The research is the first to assess century-scale changes to the boundaries of the world's largest desert. It suggests that other deserts could be expanding as well. The study is published today in the Journal of Climate.

"The trends in Africa of hot summers getting hotter and rainy seasons ...

More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=244804&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click

This is an NSF News item.

Published March 29, 2018 at 09:00PM
Read more at nsf.gov

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