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**The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world** The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, fed by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sustained abundant plant and animal life, such as Nile perch, turtles, crocodiles, and hippos, and attracted prehistoric hunters and herders. What transformed this land of lakes into a sea of sands? __When the Sahara Was Green__ describes the remarkable history of Earth’s greatest desert―including why its climate changed, the impact this had on human populations, and how scientists uncovered the evidence for these extraordinary events. From the Sahara’s origins as savanna woodland and grassland to its current arid incarnation, Martin Williams takes us on a vivid journey through time. He describes how the desert’s ancient rocks were first fashioned, how dinosaurs roamed freely across the land, and how it was later covered in tall trees. Along the way, Williams addresses many questions: Why was the Sahara previously much wetter, and will it be so again? Did humans c

Who reads When the Sahara Was Green : How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be?

Author

Martin A. J Williams

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691201627

Category

science

Subjects

Science, History, Nature

Rating

4.2 / 5 (43 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14