When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be

When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, populated by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sust…

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