Deserts and their surprising secrets
The green Sahara
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The mystery of singing dunes
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Master class in desert survival
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Hidden waters and ancient engineering
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Master of Deserts and their surprising secrets
Sahara fossil water age: Much of the water pumped from deep beneath the Sahara Desert fell as rain over 20,000 years ago during the ice age.
An underground irrigation channel that transports water from an aquifer to the surface in arid regions. The ancient Garamantes built hundreds of these channels to irrigate the Saharan desert around 500 BCE.
Which ancient Nabataean city in Jordan is famous for its sophisticated water-channeling systems carved into sandstone cliffs?
Which country built the 'Great Man-Made River,' a massive network of pipes carrying fossil water across the desert?
What natural source feeds the famous Huacachina oasis lagoon in the coastal desert of Peru?
What is 'fossil water,' which is often extracted from deep beneath modern deserts?
Where is the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System, the world's largest fossil water reservoir, located?