Trees are Dying in the Sahel Due to Human Caused Climate Change

Trees are dying in  the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.

Global Warming Hits London?

Londoners enjoyed an African Summer, as a scaled-down version of the Sahara Desert was created on the banks of the River Thames, allowing passers-by to experience a taste of one of the world’s most hostile and inaccessible environments.

UK Government Lists Timbuktu on ‘terrorism’ Travel Warnings

The threat of al-Qaeda-linked terror attacks in Mali has pushed the United Kingdom to include Timbuktu on its ‘terrorism’ travel warning long list. The UK Foreign Office admitted this week that the new travel advisory to British tourists has raised...

Sahelian Countries Lose About 1.7 Million Ha of Arable Land Per Annum

The eleven countries within the Sahelian area lose each year on average 1.7 million hectares of cultivable land to the creeping desert, specialists at the Senegalese Environment ministry revealed on Friday at a news conference on the Great Green Wall...