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Water for a Desert Lake in Algeria

Scientists are studying the rare filling of Sebkha el Melah for clues about past—and possibly future—greening of the Sahara Desert.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published October 21, 2024
Data acquired August 12 - September 29, 2024

Source:
Landsat 9 > OLI-2