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The Sahara was green just 6,000 years ago 

Grasslands, lakes and hippos covered North Africa during the African Humid Period. A slow wobble in Earth's orbit shifted the monsoon and the desert took over.

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Deserts

The Sahara was green 6,000 years ago

Rock art shows swimmers, cattle and hippos. A shift in Earth's orbit changed the monsoon and turned grassland into the largest hot desert on Earth.

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