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| The Greening of the Deserts | ||||||||
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Many scenarios of global warming in Africa include more drought and land degradation. But some scientists now argue that some deserts – including the Sahara, one of the most arid areas on earth - could in fact ultimately get greener and experience more rainfall. | ||||||
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In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Ayisha Yahya looks at the arguments that climate change could lead to more rainfall in certain deserts. She also examines the implications of this for traditional nomadic desert communities such as the Tuareg of northern Mali. |
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In Egypt, scientists are experimenting with high-tech techniques to make the desert bloom. Ayisha Yahaya investigates whether or not these plans are sustainable. Click here to listen to another of the documentaries in this series. Ayisha Yahya visits the Desert Research Station in Namibia and reports on efforts to increase available water in arid areas such as Namibia. |
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| THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world. |
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