One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall ... of plant life popping up all over ...

This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. High in the Himalaya, a desert is turning green. Climate change in the Indian region of Ladakh has shrunk glaciers and ...

While most deserts are predicted to expand, here in western India, increased rainfall could actually turn the Great Indian Desert green. A recent study suggests that the South Asian monsoon is ...

The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally characterized by a dry climate with low levels of vegetation, the Sahara has been ...