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Rainy days in store for T&T this week • June 11, 2025, 10:03 AM ET (Trinidad Guardian)
QuickCheck: Is the Sahara the world's largest desert? • June 10, 2025, 2:23 PM ET (The Star)
Saharan dust pushes air quality to unhealthy levels • June 9, 2025, 10:03 AM ET (Trinidad Guardian)
South Florida 11 p.m. Weather Forecast 6/8/2025 • June 8, 2025, 7:16 PM ET (CBS)
Heat index nears 100 as Saharan dust gradually thins out Sunday across South Florida • June 8, 2025, 8:15 AM ET (CBS)

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Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in the Sahara Desert sand dunes. (pack animal; sand; Morocco; Africa; African desert; mammal; dromedary; drought)
Quick Quiz: Deserts
Church of Saint George (Bet Giyorgis), Lalibela, Ethiopia. UNESCO World Heritage site.
Geography of Africa Quiz
Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
Africa’s Physical Features
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Namib desert, Namibia.
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Camel caravan moving across the Sahara desert sand dunes, Morocco, North Africa
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Camel caravan moving across the Sahara desert sand dunes, Morocco, North Africa
How Do Deserts Form?