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Desert Rub’ Al-Khali Is the Largest “Sand Sea” in the World, but It Was a 138-Foot-Deep Thriving Lake 8,000 Years Ago
Researchers believe rainfall and flooding changed the landscape of the arid desert to a green area some 8,000 years ago.
Scientists Found Evidence of a 138-Foot-Deep Lake in the Middle of an Enormous Desert
According to the release, the ancient lake likely reached its largest size around 8,000 years ago during a time of heavy ...
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The lush past of the world’s largest desert
The Empty Quarter (Rub’ al-Khali), the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula, was not always an arid landscape. A recent study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), King Abdullah University of Science ...