Now, the West Africa monsoon season runs from June through to ... an extended period of wet conditions prevailed across the Sahara Desert region, commonly known as the African Humid Period.

A new study recently published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, provides new insights into the meteorological ...

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the Sahara has been much greener than usual as of late — mainly due to climate change. Between July and September every year, rainfall north of the equator in Africa increases due to monsoon ...