This is the challenge faced by hotels built within Latin America ’s vast desert landscapes. Defined by their extreme aridity and minimal rainfall, deserts are often seen as harsh and inhospitable.

Prof. Toros says high-pressure systems and wind currents transport the dust, leading to changes in air quality and noticeable ...

Analysis of Moroccan stalagmites reveals that the Sahara received increased rainfall between 8,700 and 4,300 years ago, ...

Once thriving centres of life, Morocco’s oases are drying up due to high temperatures, prolonged droughts and unsustainable water management ...

Aimee Todd, the Loch Ness Centre's marketing manager, told USA Today that when the image was taken on Jan. 29, the water was ...

Desert running brings many challenges and running in a desert for multiple days brings a whole new set of challenges. Over 30 ...

T housands of years before Stonehenge was completed – and thousands of kilometers from southern England – another culture ...

The ancient city of Chinguetti is succumbing to a sea of sand – Sam Metz discovers how its residents are dealing with ...

Walvis Bay in Namibia is home to the largest solar sea-salt production plant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plant is famous for its brightly colored evaporation ponds.

“Aridity-related water scarcity is causing illness and death and spurring ... rather than areas deep in the Sahara Desert. Still, in Chinguetti, a changing climate is ushering in many of the ...

Today, the water has dried up, swimmers have disappeared, and most of what remains are empty cement pools and buildings decaying in the desert sun. Driving through California's Mojave Desert in ...

However, underground water sources, called oases, provide life in certain areas. Despite its harsh conditions, many animals have adapted to life in the Sahara. Camels, known as the “ships of the ...