NEWS · B2 Level - Part 1

Flooding In The Sahara Desert

New drone footage shot in Southeastern Morocco reveals rare flooding in the Sahara Desert. Rain is not unheard of in this part of the Sahara

Level: B2 · 7 sentences

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1. New drone footage shot in Southeastern Morocco reveals rare flooding in the Sahara Desert.
2. Rain is not unheard of in this part of the Sahara
3. but occurs at a rate of just a few inches a year.
4. Morocco's meteorology agency told AP in early October
5. that it's been quote "30 to 50 years" since they've experienced this much rainfall.
6. The Sahara is the world's largest non-polar desert,
7. stretching across 3.6 million square miles.