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Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago
– our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points Martin H. Trauth, University of Potsdam; Asfawossen Asrat, Addis Ababa University, and Mark Maslin, UCL Image of Capitano Footage / shutterstock Around five and half millenia ago, northern Africa went through a dramatic transformation. The Sahara desert expanded and grasslands, forests and lakes favoured […]
Oases face severe threats from desertification
. By Sanjana Gajbhiye Earth.com staff writer For centuries, desert travelers have relied on oases as life-giving sanctuaries. These pockets of green have sustained communities, fueled trade, and sparked imaginations. Yet, oases are under pressure. New research exposes the delicate balance between human intervention and natural forces such as desertification shaping the fate of these vital ecosystems. What is […]
HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE HAMMAMS OF BLIDA
Prefacing such a book is no small feat. You have to get into the swing of things, and whether it’s Moorish or Turkish, it doesn’t matter; the main thing is the feverish, friendly and vaporous atmosphere that reigns in the hot room, the quality of its accessories, such as the “kèssa”, the “tassa”, the “bligha” […]