Verneukpan is the destination of rocket engines, stargazers, writers and trippers of the mind-altering kind. But this time, Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit are here for a desert walk that ...

A rare deluge of rainfall has left lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert. Some regions are ...

In desert communities frequented by the many tourists who visit the Sahara, 4x4's drove through the puddles and residents surveyed the scene in awe. Six consecutive years of drought have posed ...

In the heart of the Sahara, pools of water now shimmer between palm trees and rolling sand dunes, bringing life to regions long parched by drought. Southeastern Morocco’s desert, where rain is a ...

Zambia’s worst electricity blackouts in memory have been caused by a severe drought in the region that has left the critical Kariba dam with insufficient water to run its hydroelectric turbines ...

An unusual deluge has left vibrant blue lagoons amid the palm trees of the Sahara Desert, rejuvenating some drought-stricken areas.

Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa ... the last 12 years of droughts,” said Izak Smit, chairperson of Desert Lions Human Relations Aid, a Namibian non-profit.

SAO PAULO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Brazilian port terminal group Amport said on Thursday that grains transport through the Tapajos waterway has come to a halt as a severe drought hit northern Brazil ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the ...