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Dune

Where on Earth is this picture from? Or is it?

Environment

NASA’s researchers are frequently taking pictures that are hard to believe — or that look familiar, but turn out to be not at all what we expected. This picture comes from a place not too distant, at least for NASA.

China faces desertification

Development & Education

Namibia’s Coastal Desert Named Newest World Heritage Site

Global Politics
The World

The West Texas Drought: Praying for Rain

The World

Plains into Desert

A Changing South Africa  ? Part Three

On horseback and on foot, Living on Earth travels through spectacular Wild Coast beaches, red sand dunes and the grassy hills that are home to the Xhosa people. Our host is Amadiba Adventures, South Africa’s only community-owned and operated eco-tourism business.