For the first time in more than fifty years, the sahara desert experienced heavy rains that have caused significant flooding.
This is one of the most unusual weather events of the century and occurred in the sahara desert, he largest hot desert in the worldwhich covers an area of 9.4 million square kilometers.
This arid territory, where rain is practically non-existent, was hit by torrential rainfall that caused flooding in several areas of the southeastern morocco. According to NASA, some areas received up to 20 centimeters of water, triggering the formation of lakes in the middle of the vast sand dunes.
An extratropical cyclone, which formed over the Atlantic, unleashed intense rainfall on areas normally devoid of vegetation in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.
These areas, which usually receive just a few millimeters of water per year, witnessed a temporary transformation, where desolate landscapes became a stage where plant life began to emerge.
Approximately 10,000 years ago, rains were abundant in the Sahara Desert, so seeing a green landscape was common. Then, due to changes in the evolution of the climate, everything changed, becoming the desert that we currently know.
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