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As a heat dome hits Texas, some cities are hotter than the Sahara • May 16, 2025, 7:00 AM ET (NBC)
This extraordinary desert country has long been difficult for tourists to visit. That’s all changing • May 14, 2025, 2:14 AM ET (CNN)
Harrogate man completes Marathon des Sables race • May 11, 2025, 2:14 AM ET (BBC)
Low Pressure System Blows In From Sahara • May 4, 2025, 4:36 AM ET (The Weather Channel)

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Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius) in the Sahara Desert sand dunes. (pack animal; sand; Morocco; Africa; African desert; mammal; dromedary; drought)
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Church of Saint George (Bet Giyorgis), Lalibela, Ethiopia. UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Mount Kenya in Mount Kenya National Park is the highest mountain in Africa. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Giant Lobelia in foreground. (Mt. Kenya; Mt. Kenya National Park; mountains; rugged mountain; African geography, African landscape, stratovolcano)
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