[HN Gopher] Once lush Sahara was home to a surprisingly unique g...
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       Once lush Sahara was home to a surprisingly unique group of humans
        
       Author : gmays
       Score  : 39 points
       Date   : 2025-04-10 13:16 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | User23 wrote:
       | I believe current evidence is that the Berber peoples have been
       | in North Africa at least 12,000 years.
        
       | csdvrx wrote:
       | If you find that interesting, read about the African Humid
       | Period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_humid_period
       | 
       | The present day situation is fascinating:
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_humid_period#Present-d... :
       | there is an ongoing "greening" which seems caused by global
       | warming and CO2 increases!
       | 
       | However, a 2003 study estimated only 45% of the Sahara could be
       | covered by vegetation, and a 2022 study found that it may not be
       | sufficient to start another AHP: it just "lowers the threshold
       | for orbital changes to induce Sahara greening"
        
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