Latest Deserts News
Water gushes through sand dunes after a rare rainfall in the Sahara desert
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than they had seen in decades. Southeastern Morocco's desert is among the most arid places in...
'Magical' flotilla of hot air balloons take flight at international fiesta amid warm temperatures
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A flotilla of hot air balloons ascended into a clear desert sky on Saturday to kick off a colorful mass ascension at the 52nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The nine-day gathering draws hundreds of thousands of spectators and pilots to New...
This year's $890,000 Balzan Prizes awared for research on aging, restorative justice, climate crisis
MILAN (AP) — An Australian criminologist specializing in restorative justice and a U.S. scientist whose work helps address the climate crisis are among the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize announced Monday. The four annual prizes by the International Balzan Foundation...
Dry desert heat blasts much of the US Southwest despite some cooling rain in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Daytime desert heat is blasting much of the U.S. Southwest, but some monsoon rain spelled brief weekend relief for the city of Phoenix. The National Weather Service in Phoenix reported the low temperature dipped around dawn Sunday to 79 Fahrenheit (32.2 Celsius)...
Tiny Kuwait, in grip of desert summer heat, announces power cuts after fuel disruption
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tiny, oil-rich Kuwait on Sunday instituted rolling blackouts in several residential neighborhoods despite high summertime temperatures in the desert emirate. The state-run KUNA news agency blamed “a fuel supply disruption” for the blackouts,...
