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The World’s Largest Desert is Swallowing Africa: How the Sahara Grows by 48 Kilometers Every Single Year

The Sahara Desert is expanding southward at an alarming rate of 48 kilometers per year, swallowing entire regions of Africa and displacing millions of people. This relentless advance represents one of the most dramatic examples of desertification on Earth, fundamentally reshaping the continent’s geography within human lifetimes.

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