** The Sahara Desert wasn't constantly a desert. ** Thousands of years earlier, it was a large landscape of rivers, forests, giant lakes, hippos, elephants, and thriving human settlements. So what transformed the world's largest hot desert-- and could it occur again?
In this documentary, we uncover the amazing science behind the ** Green Sahara **, the ** African Humid Duration **, and the sluggish orbital cycle that has consistently reshaped North Africa for numerous countless years. Using historical discoveries, satellite radar, ancient rock art, fossil proof, and modern-day climate science, you'll see why the Sahara is not a permanent landscape-- however one stage in Earth's much longer story.
## Chapters
0:00 The Sahara Wasn't Constantly a Desert 3:15 Ancient Sahara Rock Art and Hidden Rivers 6:30 Gobero: Ancient People of the Green Sahara 9:45 The Green Sahara and African Humid Period 13:20 How Scientists Proved the Sahara Was Green 17:15 Lake Mega-Chad: Africa's Lost Inland Sea 20:40 Why the Sahara Turns Green (Axial Precession). 23:50 How the Sahara Became a Desert Again. 26:30 The Desert Pump and Ancient Human Migration. 28:45 Will the Sahara Turn Green Again? 31:00 The Sahara Is Just a Stage.
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