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Greetings from Jordan's Wadi Rum desert, where patches of green emerge after winter rains
- Jane Arraf
- February 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Wadi Rum's otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them.
Originally published at NPR World