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Sahara Greening And Tropical Cyclones

July 25, 2017 By EarthWise

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Global weather patterns are influenced by environmental conditions in places around the world.  One of the world’s major weather creators is the Sahara Desert.  The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.  The only larger deserts of any sort are in the polar extremes of the planet and are thus not hot deserts at all.

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Did People Create The Sahara Desert?

April 25, 2017 By EarthWise

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One of the arguments some people make when discussing human causes of climate change is that people can’t cause such massive changes.  However, there is a long historical record of human-driven ecological and climatic change in Europe, North America and New Zealand, among other places.

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The World’s Largest Solar Plant

March 16, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

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Morocco has switched on what is going to be the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant.   The plant is located near the city of Ouarzazate, an area previously famous as a filming location for blockbusters like Lawrence of Arabia and Gladiator.  When fully online in 2018, the plant will produce enough energy to power over a million homes.  It will also cut carbon emissions by 760,000 tons a year.

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