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Sediment core reveals 10,800 years of precipitation history in the Sahara
- March 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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The analysis of a sediment core from an oasis lake in Chad provides new insights into the history of precipitation in the Sahara. The study, led by the University of Cologne, shows that a prolonged wet phase, which lasted from 14,800 to 5,500 years ago, was interrupted by short-term droughts. Such drought events could also occur in a similar manner in the future.
Originally published at Phys.org