African humid period - Wikipedia
The term "Green Sahara" is frequently used to describe the AHPs. [28] Because the AHP did not affect all of Africa and is thus not technically accurate, some scientists have instead used and recommended "North African humid period" and "Northern African humid period".
What Really Turned the Sahara Desert From a Green Oasis Into …
2017年3月24日 · When most people imagine an archetypal desert landscape—with its relentless sun, rippling sand and hidden oases—they often picture the Sahara. But 11,000 years ago, what we know today as the...
An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green
2024年9月13日 · Satellites recently captured plant life blooming in parts of the typically arid southern Sahara after storms moved there when they shouldn’t. It has also caused catastrophic flooding. And...
Green Sahara: African Humid Periods Paced by Earth's Orbital
Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes.
Could the Sahara ever be green again? - Live Science
2020年9月27日 · In short, the answer is yes. The Green Sahara, also known as the African Humid Period, was caused by the Earth's constantly changing orbital rotation around its axis, a pattern that repeats...
The Sahara’s Secret Past: When Deserts Turned Green - SciTechDaily
2023年9月14日 · A pioneering study has unveiled new insights into the humid phases in North Africa over the last 800,000 years, explaining why the Sahara Desert periodically transformed green. The study, recently published in the journal Nature Communications, showed periodic wet phases in the Sahara were driven
New research reveals why and when the Sahara Desert was green
2023年9月19日 · A pioneering study has shed new light on North African humid periods that have occurred over the past 800,000 years and explains why the Sahara Desert was periodically green.
How a wobbly earth and green Sahara led to the spread of humans
2024年3月28日 · During these times, the increased rainfall and solar radiation resulted in the greening of the Sahara, with swathes of savannah vegetation and abundant lakes and rivers. These are the so-called Green Sahara Periods (GSPs) or the (more prosaic) term “North African humid periods” (NAHPs).
The African Humid Period and the ‘Green Sahara’ - Springer
2024年1月3日 · In the central Sahara, this evidence provides insight into AHP climates, environments, and the ways in which prehistoric human activity exploited these environmental conditions.
Moroccan cave reveals the vastness of the ‘Green Sahara’
2019年12月10日 · Thousands of years ago, enough rain fell on northern Africa that the Sahara was a land of lakes instead of a desert. People hunted big animals across the green landscape and painted scenes of...
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