The Sahara Desert has expanded by approximately ten percent since 1920, according to comprehensive research analyzing rainfall data across Africa from 1920 to 2013. This expansion varies significantly ...

Climate change is any long-term shift in average weather patterns. Climate change has occurred many times in Earth's history, and for many different reasons. The changes in global temperature and ...

Climatic change in deserts : an introduction -- Present-day desert environments -- Cenozoic evolution of deserts -- Adaptations to life in deserts -- Evolution of desert research -- Dating desert ...

Climate Central created Climate Change: Key Facts, a free slide deck available in English and Spanish, using our library of Climate Matters content — all of which is reviewed by staff scientists in ...