Desert

2024 - 8 - 28

When Desert Life Throws You a Rainy Surprise (and a Fuel Smuggling Drama)

California desert development - climate change - Disney - fuel smuggling - Mojave Desert - oil discovery - Sahara Desert

From the Sahara’s unexpected deluge to a thrilling desert fuel bust, nature and adventure collide!

The Sahara Desert, renowned for its endless stretches of sand and relentless heat, is in for an extraordinary treat - a rare rainfall event that’s expected to deliver over 500% of its typical monthly precipitation! This is a monumental occurrence for an area that is typically dry as a bone. Meteorologists are scratching their heads, trying to figure out the whys and hows of this meteorological miracle. Will the camels get umbrellas?

In other desert drama, the Brigade 444, an elite unit of the Libyan Army, flexed their muscles by thwarting a massive fuel smuggling operation right in the heart of the Sahara. These brave soldiers intercepted the smugglers who were attempting to slip around 40,000 liters of fuel into Libya’s underground market. One can only imagine the tense action sequences playing out—like a high-octane version of “Carmen Sandiego,” but with Arabic spices and sand dunes!

Meanwhile, Egypt isn’t left out of the desert festivities with a new oil discovery in the Western Desert. Khalda Petroleum, a joint venture involving the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and the U.S. Apache Corporation, struck gold—or rather, oil! After drilling 270 meters, this new well has been described as a watershed moment in the region’s petroleum landscape, perfect for rejuvenating their oil exploration efforts.

And if you think desert life can’t get any wilder, think again! A mysterious object has gotten experts scratching their heads in California's Mojave Desert, where amateur explorers stumbled upon what could only be described as an archaeological riddle. It seems that in amongst all this desert action, from fuel busts to rainfall wonder, excitement is brewing across the sand-drenched lands!

**Fun Fact #1:** Did you know that the Sahara Desert is larger than the entire United States? With an area of 9.2 million square kilometers, it’s a vast expanse of dry heat that sometimes surprises us with its whimsical weather patterns!

**Fun Fact #2:** The Mojave Desert isn't just a barren landscape; it’s home to some of the most remarkable wildlife and plants! You can find Joshua Trees and desert tortoises fine-tuning their survival skills in one of the harshest environments on Earth. Who knew that such resilience could exist under the scorching sun?

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Rare rainfall event in Sahara Desert (Weather News - Follow weather live - Weather & Radar)

The Sahara Desert is the driest place on Earth, but it's about to receive over 500% its monthly rainfall.

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Sahara Desert surprised by rare rainfall event (WKBN.com)

(WKBN) — The Sahara Desert is full of nothing but sand, camels and blazing hot temperatures, but this week it will be visited by a rare meteorological ...

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Brigade 444 thwarts fuel smuggling in middle of the desert (The Libya Observer)

Brigade 444, affiliated with the Libyan Army Chief of Staff, announced on Monday that it had thwarted the smuggling of 40000 liters of fuel in the middle of ...

Egypt announces new oil discovery in Western Desert (Xinhua)

In a statement, Khalda, a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and U.S. Apache Corporation, said the well was tested by drilling 270 ...

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Khalda Petroleum Unveils Significant Oil Discovery in Western ... (Egypt Oil & Gas)

Khalda Petroleum Company, operating in the Kalabsha Development Area of the Western Desert, announced a new oil discovery in the West Fewebs-1 area.

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Broanain McGinnis' car found in the desert 2000 miles from home (NewsNation Now)

Braonain McGinnis left home shortly before Christmas. His car was later found 2000 miles away, abandoned in the desert of Arizona.

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Disturbing object unearthed in California desert mystifies experts (SFGate)

FILE: Mojave Desert, Calif. Mimi Ditchie Photography/Getty Images. It was a dark summer night, and Harley Eaton and Connor Rudolph were bored.

Egypt announces new oil discovery in Western Desert, Petroleum ... (XM)

Earlier on Tuesday, Egypt's petroleum ministry announced an international tender seeking bids for natural gas and crude oil exploration in the Mediterranean Sea ...

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911 emergency lines down in Desert Hot Springs, police share ... (The Desert Sun)

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department urges the public to call its alternative number for emergency services during the outage.

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Your SoCal weather report for Tuesday, Aug. 27: Slightly cooler on ... (KPCC)

A geothermal map of SoCal in shades of orange, yellow, and green with white. Desert communities will be 5 degrees warmer. (. Courtesy NWS. ).

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Rare rainfall event in Sahara Desert (Weather News - Follow weather live - Weather & Radar)

The Sahara Desert is the driest place on Earth, but it's about to receive over 500% its monthly rainfall.

Sorry, flood in the desert is not really good news (Chinadaily USA)

No matter how many accounts share video clips showing parts of the Takla Makan Desert flooded it seems not enough to create awareness about climate change.

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Flood hits China's largest desert-Ecns.cn (ecns)

Screenshot photo shows vehicles running on a waterlogged road through the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (ECNS) -- ...

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Disney's new neighborhood is coming to the desert. Locals are ... (Los Angeles Times)

Disney is getting into the real estate game with Cotino, a massive development in Rancho Mirage complete with more than 1900 homes. But not all the locals ...

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The Open Reel boards Giornate degli Autori title 'Soul Of The Desert ... (Screen International)

Colombia-set documentary is the feature debut of Mónica Taboada-Tapia.

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Here's what makes Saudi Arabia's Rub'al Khali desert one of the ... (The Indian Express)

Discover the Rub'al Khali, the world's largest sand desert, with its extreme climate, stunning landscapes, and historical significance.

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Down into the Desert with Norma Jean - The Trek (The Trek)

I started the day in the Whitewater River scour, next to the river itself. I hiked through the rocky pathway that recent PCT hikers had fashioned.

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Outraged Californians slam Disney over construction of 1900 home ... (Daily Mail)

Residents of a small California town are fuming over plans by Disney to construct a community of 2000 homes in their peaceful patch of the desert.

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High challenge in the high desert - GCMOnline.com (Golf Course Management magazine)

Bill Newton had a big job on his hands when he joined Coronado Country Club as superintendent mid-renovation.

Nation's largest desert hit by floods, 'glacier and snow meltwater and ... (Global Times)

Videos of floodwaters flowing across the Taklimakan Desert in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and submerging desert highways began ...

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Desert Metals shifts focus to Adzope after Tengrela South gold find (Mining.com.au)

Reverse circulation drilling will also be carried out across areas that exhibit wide zones of mineralised quartz veins, as determined by mapping, channel ...

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Scorpions, sandstorms and scurvy: How Ken Elliott survived seven ... (ABC News)

Kidnapped from his Burkina Faso home at gunpoint in 2016, Ken Elliott survived seven years in the desert as a prisoner of Al Qaeda.

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Lealman to be a food desert no more (St Pete Catalyst)

The Lealman Exchange, a community center located at 5175 45th St. N., is set to become the home of a new farmers market starting in October.

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Scorpions, sandstorms and scurvy: How Ken Elliott survived seven ... (ABC News)

Kidnapped from his Burkina Faso home at gunpoint in 2016, Ken Elliott survived seven years in the desert as a prisoner of Al Qaeda.

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