Thousands of years ago, the Sahara desert was nothing like we know it today – in fact, it wasn’t a desert at all. Thousands of years ago, the Sahara desert was nothing like we know it today – in fact, it wasn’t a desert at all. But, a new climate-vegetation model shows that the Green Sahara actually ended up thriving for longer than it should have. Instead of bringing about the decline of the ‘Green Sahara,’ new research suggests the ancient people in the Sahara may actually have helped stave off the desert’s onset for hundreds of years. Thousands of years ago, the Sahara desert wasn't a desert at all About 8,000 years ago, North Africa looked very different than it does today.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 01, 2018 17:50 UTC