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Have Deserts Always Been Deserts. The sahara, mojave, gobi, and other famous deserts haven't always been grassless wastelands. Trees and grasslands dominated the landscape from roughly 10,000 to 5,000 years ago. Deserts may seem lifeless, but in fact many species have evolved special ways to survive in the harsh environments. Learn what threatens this fascinating ecosystem and what you can do to help. One of the world's most iconic deserts was once lush and green. Even the south pole is thought to have been the site of a lush rain. Archeological digs, dried lake beds, animal fossils, trapped pollen, radioisotope analysis, and plain old geologic stratigraphy all point in the same direction. However, archaeologists have found that an ancient african civilization once turned part of the sahara back into a green oasis, if only for a. When most people imagine an archetypal desert. Not all deserts are sandy. The sahara wasn't always a desert. Then, abruptly, the climate changed. Deserts are landscapes that receive little precipitation.

Even the south pole is thought to have been the site of a lush rain. Then, abruptly, the climate changed. Deserts are landscapes that receive little precipitation. Trees and grasslands dominated the landscape from roughly 10,000 to 5,000 years ago. However, archaeologists have found that an ancient african civilization once turned part of the sahara back into a green oasis, if only for a. The sahara, mojave, gobi, and other famous deserts haven't always been grassless wastelands. Archeological digs, dried lake beds, animal fossils, trapped pollen, radioisotope analysis, and plain old geologic stratigraphy all point in the same direction. When most people imagine an archetypal desert. Deserts may seem lifeless, but in fact many species have evolved special ways to survive in the harsh environments. Learn what threatens this fascinating ecosystem and what you can do to help.

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Have Deserts Always Been Deserts However, archaeologists have found that an ancient african civilization once turned part of the sahara back into a green oasis, if only for a. When most people imagine an archetypal desert. The sahara wasn't always a desert. Archeological digs, dried lake beds, animal fossils, trapped pollen, radioisotope analysis, and plain old geologic stratigraphy all point in the same direction. One of the world's most iconic deserts was once lush and green. However, archaeologists have found that an ancient african civilization once turned part of the sahara back into a green oasis, if only for a. Then, abruptly, the climate changed. Not all deserts are sandy. The sahara, mojave, gobi, and other famous deserts haven't always been grassless wastelands. Even the south pole is thought to have been the site of a lush rain. Trees and grasslands dominated the landscape from roughly 10,000 to 5,000 years ago. Deserts are landscapes that receive little precipitation. Deserts may seem lifeless, but in fact many species have evolved special ways to survive in the harsh environments. Learn what threatens this fascinating ecosystem and what you can do to help.