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Lifelines of the Desert The Nasca desert in Southern Peru is a vast wasteland that stretches from the Andean 1)foothills to the Pacific Ocean. In 1926 came the first commercial flights over the area a
Desert 沙漠 The desert is a very hot and dry place. 沙漠是非常炎热和干燥的地方。 Where is the biggest desert in the world? 世界上最大的沙漠在哪里呢? Africa has the biggest desert in the world. 非洲有着世界上最大的
This is Scientific Americana 60 Seconds Science, I'm Christopher Intagliata, got a minute.The Sahara desert isn't known for its greenery, but there's evidence it was once much lusher than today, dotted with waterfall and lakes, now a study suggests t
The city of Tenness was consumed by the desert in the sandstorm of the last of the holy year. Wiped clean by ? Indiana Jones' friend, ?, explaining the fictional fate of the City of Tenness in Raiders of the lost Ark. Back in real life scientists hav
An iron ore(铁矿)train operating across the northwest African nation of Mauritania(毛里塔尼亚) forms a striking image sneaking its way through the Sahara desert. This desert train has had to be adapted to suit the harsh conditions that make
For centuries, nomads and traders have made their way here. George is determined to follow in their footsteps. There is a timelessness about this place. And desert ghosts seem to haunt the hills. But that's not the wail of lost souls echoing through
The Dry Lands In most peoples minds the term desert conjures up an image of undulating sand dunes beneath the hot sun. There are, however, many other kinds of desert. Antarctica, Greenland and the polar ice packs are cold deserts where the water is l
The Arabian camel--not even a native , was domesticated in the deserts of Asia and brought to Northern Africa as a means of transport. In the past , Tuareg nomads used camels to move slaves, gold and
But this hasn't always been so. Over the last 15 million years, Africa's climate has repeatedly swung from wet to dry and back again as Ice Ages have come and gone. At times the Kalahari has been much
By Chris Simkins Washington, D.C. 29 March 2006 watch Training report The U.S. Defense Department continues an ambitious military counter-terrorism program in nine nations across poor and largely Musl
Sandstorms 沙尘暴 If the storm comes to a desert, what will happen? 如果沙漠刮起风暴会怎样? Sand and dust will blow with the wind. 沙尘都会被风吹起来。 This is called a sandstorm. 这就是所谓的沙尘暴。 The Sahara De
A leading campaigner for independence for Western Sahara has returned home after being expelled for refusing to declare Moroccan citizenship. The move ends what supporters say was a 32-day hunger strike. Scott Stearns | Dakar 18 December 2009 Photo:
By Scott Stearns Dakar 17 November 2009 Aminatou Haidar talks about Western Sahara during an interview with AP in Washington (2006 file photo) Human rights officials say Morocco has expelled one of the leading independence campaigners for the disput
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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Rebekah Schipper. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Voice 1 The Sahara desert. It is the worlds largest desert. It covers a third of the African continent--an area about the size of the United States.
society, that first brought civilization to the desert. Far from just scraping by in this harsh landscape, the Garamantes were flourishing. They grew crops, such as cereals and grapes. They kept horses and pigs. Clearly, they needed large amounts of
So the rigid hierarchical structure of Egyptian society wasn't just dictated by the Pharaohs. It also emerged because the Egyptians had only one water source - the Nile. 5,000 years ago, it wasn't just the ancient Egyptians who noticed the value of r
By Cathrine Drew London 12 April 2007 Watch EarthFireIce report A South African man and his British friend have launched a campaign to get people around the world to help fight global warming. They call it the EarthFireIce campaign, and they want pe
By Phuong Tran Northern Niger 27 February 2008 For centuries, routes through the Sahara Desert have been used to transport goods. In recent years,4x4 convoys of cocaine and hashish have joined caravans bearing salt, cigarettes and fuel. VOA reporter
Snow down the back.Okay, let's get into it. 真是冻死人了 好了 下水吧 The water was so cold,it immediately froze on the camera lens. 水太冷了 以至于一碰到镜头就冻结成冰 At this point, it's critical to keep focus on reaching