Tagged Desert

Trump administration to review California desert protections

West Side Story

Feb 9, 2018

Environment, Science

The Trump administration has said it will review federal protections for large areas of the southern California desert, in an effort to make more land available for energy development. The announcement is simil...

Study links phosphorus rich dust of Sahara desert to the growth of Amazon Rainforests

Feb 25, 2015

Latest studies indicate a link between the Sahara and the rainforest in the Amazon. The study proposes that dust rich in phosphorus is carried from a lakebed that is dried up and deposited in the Amazon. Scient...