Deserts

Peru researchers unveil dolphin-like fossil aged at least 8 million years old found in desert

The fossilized skeleton of a porpoise, a small marine mammal estimated to be between eight and 12 million years old, is displayed after it was unearthed by Peruvian paleontologists in the Ocucaje desert, in Lima, Peru, September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Gerardo Marin

For Shi’ite pilgrims in Iraq's deserts, suffering strengthens faith

Majid al-Kareem, 58, reacts at the Imam Hussein Shrine, ahead of the Shi'ite holy ritual of Arbaeen, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

French court tries couple accused of plan to ‘sacrifice’ son

An alarmed relative had told French prosecutors that the father intended to “sacrifice” his son in the desert because he believed he was “possessed”.

Double Dakar winner Sunderland chasing round the world record

FILE PHOTO: Rallying - Dakar Rally - Prologue - Alula to Alula - Alula, Saudi Arabia - January 5, 2024 Red Bull GASGAS Factory's Sam Sunderland in action during the prologue stage REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

Snow cloaks Chile’s Atacama, world’s driest desert

This handout picture released by the Alma Observatory in the Atacama Desert shows snowfall at dawn, a phenomenon that had not occurred in 10 years, in Atacama, northern Chile, on June 26, 2025.

Egypt unveils plan for new desert city in latest megaproject

Egyptian farmers use a threshing machine as they harvest their wheat crop at a farmland on an island on the River Nile, next to the capital city of Cairo, Egypt May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

UN calls for $3.5 trillion investment to reverse land degradation

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the dried Cogoti reservoir, as water levels in the zone dropped to record lows, ahead of World Water Day at La Ligua area, in Coquimbo, Chile March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo

Saudi Arabia hosts UN talks on drought, desertification

(FILES) A camel is silhouetted against the setting sun in the desert near Dakhla in Morocco-administered Western Sahara, on October 13, 2019. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Rare floods bring Morocco’s desert back to life

A drone view shows sand dunes and palm trees partially covered by floodwaters in Merzouga, Morocco.

From desert to oasis: Heavy rainfall redraws Sahara’s arid terrain

The Sahara, covering 9.2 million square kilometres, is the largest desert on Earth outside the polar regions.

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