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The Sahara Desert Today Vs 8,000 Years Ago (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Lake Chad used to be Lake Giga Chad. It's currently a fraction of its former size.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    There's an ancient lakebed in Chad that supplies dust that blows across the Atlantic and delivers phosphorus to Amazon rainforests - phosphorus that is needed to support plant growth. Those long-dead organisms are still in the food chain. Life uuh finds a way.

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