With this amount of sand coverage, there’s still plenty of opportunity for the formation of vast dune seas, known as ergs.

Of everything that we did in Morocco, spending a night in a Sahara desert luxury camp (aka going glamping in the Sahara) was ...

"It's a city surrounded by an ocean of sand that's advancing every minute," El Wely, the president of the local Association for Participatory Oasis Management, said. "There are places that I walk ...

Chinguetti, Mauritania is home to some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts. It could soon be swallowed by the sand.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad “It’s a city surrounded by an ocean of sand that’s advancing every minute,” El Wely, the president of the local Association for Participatory Oasis ...

“It’s a city surrounded by an ocean of sand that’s advancing every minute,” El Wely, the president of the local Association for Participatory Oasis Management ... rather than areas deep in the Sahara ...

“It’s a city surrounded by an ocean of sand that’s advancing every minute,” El Wely, the president of the local Association for Participatory Oasis ... deep in the Sahara Desert.

“It’s a city surrounded by an ocean of sand that’s advancing every minute,” El Wely, the president of the local Association for Participatory Oasis ... deep in the Sahara Desert.

Once thriving centres of life, Morocco’s oases are drying up due to high temperatures, prolonged droughts and unsustainable water management ...

“It’s a city surrounded by an ocean of sand that’s advancing every minute,” El Wely, the president of the local Association for Participatory Oasis ... deep in the Sahara Desert.