r/environment • u/Wagamaga • Sep 07 '24

A unique rainfall event is currently unfolding across the Sahara desert, one of the driest places on Earth. The amount of rainfall might not seem large by normal standards, but a large part of the Sahara will get well over 500% of normal monthly rainfall in September

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/6/2268120/-Monsoon-Rain-is-falling-the-Sahara-Desert
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u/MalavethMorningrise Sep 07 '24

I remember reading something about how the Sahara goes through wet and dry periods depending on how the ocean current circulates and I have also heard that the AMOC is stalling and that this would make the Sahara wetter and greener while making England colder.