Over 25 square kilometres, the Skoura oasis features palm trees of course, but also olive and almond trees. Residents of the oasis live from the produce they grow on the land, mainly date palm, but they're suffering from the effects of climate change. Most of the palm trees are dried and damaged, and the soil bears the cracks of water scarcity. Morocco had an estimated 14 million palm trees -- and lost two-thirds of them over the last century, according to official sources. Reaching up to 30 metres in height, palm trees have died because of droughts, getting stuck in the sand, and diseases.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2022 11:33 UTC