It was noticeable that the Sahel climate and desert regions south of the equator [such as the Namib Desert] are devoid of tent structures associated with the Sahara because there are no Bedouin and Berber tribes in this region. Exploring eye: in the final part of this series on West Africa...
Even the normally alarmist National Geographic admits it: “Sahara Desert Greening Due to Climate Change?”, July 2009 [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090731-green-sahara.html]: “Desertification, drought, and despair—that's whatglobal warminghas in store for much ofAfrica.Or...
The interface in question is the transition zone between desert Africa and humid Africa north of the equator, and scientists generally apply the term to a belt about 600 km wide, stretching from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. However, the width and boundaries of the Sahel vary considerably ...
Fig.2 The extent of the Sahara desert, calculated as the area between the 200-mm isohyet and 25N as assessed from rainfall stations Meteosat data and the NDVI. With respect to 1980-1995. (After Nicholson, 1998).[5] 3 降水变率的机制研究 ...
sahel英音: ['sɑ:hel] 美音: ['sɑ:hel] 萨赫尔风a vast semi-arid region of North Africa, to the south of the Sahara, which forms a transitional zone at the south of the desert and comprises the northern part of the region known as Sudan 萨赫勒(北非辽阔的半干旱地区,位于撒哈拉南部,在...
The African Sahel, a semi-arid grass- and shrubland region bordering the Sahara desert to the south, is a dynamic ecosystem that responds to fluctuations in climate and anthropogenic land use patterns. Contrary to largely anecdotal assertions of widespread irreversible ‘desertification’ in the Sahel...
According to the updated Köppen-Geiger climate classification, the country has a tropical savannah climate (western and southern parts) and a hot semi-arid climate (northern part). However, some areas at the extreme north depict a hot desert climate (Kottek et al., 2006). Annual rainfall ...
The leaders of the nations involved in the Desert to Power plan also pledged to improve legal and institutional frameworks so disadvantaged rural communities could be the first to benefit from the solar capacity. G7 support “Donor and development partners were asked to help mobilize $140 million...
Climate Variability in Northern Africa: Understanding Droughts in the Sahel and the MaghrebThe climates of North Africa are still relatively poorly known and understood. Yet, just to the north and south of the Sahara desert are regions that are coming to be recognized as having climates that are...
Only a few hours flying time to the south of Europe there is a very different world – a tropical yet generally arid African world at the southern edge of the great desert. To the north lie the vast and empty wastes of the Sahara, the formidable barrier which all Europe’s summer migran...