Tipping Sahara from desert to green and back

Update: 2020-04-30

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Sahara turned green at the end of the last ice age. Climate sciencists have struggled to model exactly how the transition took place. Professor Paul Valdes from Physical Geography at Bristol University, Great Brittain explains how a detailed understanding is now within reach.

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Tipping Sahara from desert to green and back

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Tipping Sahara from desert to green and back