African humid period
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african-humid-period-208-3909284
title:
African humid period
text:
The African humid period is a climate period in Africa during the late Pleistocene and Holocene geologic epochs, when northern Africa was wetter than today. The covering of much of the Sahara desert by grasses, trees and lakes was caused by changes in the Earth's axial tilt; changes in vegetation and dust in the Sahara which strengthened the African monsoon; and increased greenhouse gases.
During the preceding Last Glacial Maximum, the Sahara contained extensive dune fields and was mostly uninha
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description:
Holocene climate period during which northern Africa was wetter than today
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_humid_period
date created:
2018-12-10T17:07:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T05:02:55Z
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