Everything Everywhere Daily

The Sahara Desert Wasn’t Always (Encore)

Sep 7, 2023
The podcast explores the history and transformation of the Sahara Desert, discussing its past as grasslands and forests, evidence of its non-desert state through cave art and fossils, the rise of civilizations due to the green Sahara, and the cyclical nature of its transformation to a desert influenced by climate and human activities.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
The Sahara Desert's Past and Evidence of its Non-Desert State
04:09 • 2min
3
The Grasslands of the Sahara and the Rise of Civilization
06:16 • 2min
4
The Transformation of the Sahara Desert
07:46 • 3min