When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691201627ISBN-10:691201625UPC:9780691201627Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Global Warming & Climate Change, Earth Sciences, Ecosystems & HabitatsBook Topic:Geology, DesertsSize:9.29 x 5.98 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCE586GRDK
When the Sahara Was Green: How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be
The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, fed by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sustained abundant plant and animal life, such as Nile perch, turtles,...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691201627ISBN-10:691201625UPC:9780691201627Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Global Warming & Climate Change, Earth Sciences, Ecosystems & HabitatsBook Topic:Geology, DesertsSize:9.29 x 5.98 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCE586GRDK
Martin Williams is professor emeritus and adjunct professor of earth sciences at the University of Adelaide. His many books include Climate Change in Deserts; Nile Waters, Saharan Sands; and The Nile Basin. He lives in Glenalta, South Australia.
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