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 Press Release 11-190 Something Odd Is Happening With Namibia's Weather
Southwestern African country is no arid desert--this year
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View a photo gallery on Namibia's rivers, which are flowing from the desert to the sea--this year.
Credit: Produced by the National Science Foundation. Photos courtesy of Paul Bierman and Kyle Nichols. |
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This pan, or closed basin, is filled with water--an unusual sight in Namibia. It was once bone-dry.
Credit: Paul Bierman, UVM |
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Grass now covers much of the stony desert of Namibia, where there had been no plants.
Credit: Paul Bierman, UVM |
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The scientists drove across 4,700 kilometers of Namibian roads, mostly unpaved gravel.
Credit: Paul Bierman, UVM |
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Normally dry Namibia river crossings weren't dry this year; geologist Kyle Nichols stands in one.
Credit: Paul Bierman, UVM |
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Scientist Paul Bierman sieves a Noab River tributary to extract the medium sand fraction.
Credit: Kyle Nichols, Skidmore College |
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