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DISASTERLOWJul 31 · Jul 31, 2026, 3:41 PM

After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel

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“Near-extinct oryx are returning. Farms are prospering as irrigation water reaches fields for the first time in decades. Farmers are even nurturing new trees on their land. Once a byword for drought and famine, the African Sahel region on the southern flank of the Sahara Desert now has more water than it has for decades. […] The post After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel appeared first on Human Progress.

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