A historic deluge has transformed parts of the Sahara Desert, once barren and arid, into a landscape of blue lagoons and lush greenery. This extraordinary event, unprecedented in decades, has captivated the world and raised questions about the future of this arid region.
To learn more about this fascinating event, please watch the following video and complete the exercise below:
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For the first time in many years, a heavy rainstorm caused flooding in parts of the Sahara Desert, creating pools of water among the palm trees and .
The rain brought much-needed moisture to areas that are usually very .
Southeastern Morocco, one of the driest places on Earth, hardly ever gets rain during the late .
In September, however, two days of heavy rain provided more water than usual for the .
In some places, like Tata, which normally gets less than 10 inches of rain a year, the storm caused serious .
In Tagounite, a village 280 miles south of Rabat, over 3.9 inches of rain fell in just one .
The storm created amazing sights, with water rushing through the desert and filling up an old lake called Lake Iriqui, which had been dry for 50 .
NASA also saw rainwater flowing into other desert areas using satellite .
The rainstorms affected both Morocco and Algeria, causing deaths and damage to .
This weather event may change the climate in the area over time, as more moisture in the air could attract more .
Answer Key:
- 1. sand
- 2. dry
- 3. summer
- 4. year
- 5. flooding
- 6. day
- 7. years
- 8. images
- 9. farmland
- 10. storms
Transcript:
For the first time in many years, a heavy rainstorm caused flooding in parts of the Sahara Desert, creating pools of water among the palm trees and sand. 1 The rain brought much-needed moisture to areas that are usually very dry.
2Southeastern Morocco, one of the driest places on Earth, hardly ever gets rain during the late summer. 3 In September, however, two days of heavy rain provided more water than usual for the year. In some places, like Tata, which normally gets less than 10 inches of rain a year, the storm caused serious flooding. In Tagounite, a village 280 miles south of Rabat, over 3.9 inches of rain fell in just one day.
4The storm created amazing sights, with water rushing through the desert and filling up an old lake called Lake Iriqui, which had been dry for 50 years. 5 NASA also saw rainwater flowing into other desert areas using satellite images.
The rainstorms affected both Morocco and Algeria, causing deaths and damage to farmland. 6 This weather event may change the climate in the area over time, as more moisture in the air could attract more storms.
