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... Sahara during summer ) , and moves Equatorward . Such motion will cause east winds . The Tropical Easterly Jet Stream is closely connected with the Indian and African summer monsoon . During winter the polar stratosphere cools ...
... Sahara during summer ) , and moves Equatorward . Such motion will cause east winds . The Tropical Easterly Jet Stream is closely connected with the Indian and African summer monsoon . During winter the polar stratosphere cools ...
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... Sahara and from the Kalahari into the Congo . It is said that there is scarcely a jungle tree in the Congo Basin that does not have its roots in desert sand . If there were simultaneous glaciation in both hemi- spheres , rain - forest ...
... Sahara and from the Kalahari into the Congo . It is said that there is scarcely a jungle tree in the Congo Basin that does not have its roots in desert sand . If there were simultaneous glaciation in both hemi- spheres , rain - forest ...
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the central Sahara and the eastern Sudan ; most also speak Arabic and have adopted Islām . Before World War II there were about 30,000 Jews in Libya , but their numbers have declined to little more than 6,000 . It has been sug- gested ...
the central Sahara and the eastern Sudan ; most also speak Arabic and have adopted Islām . Before World War II there were about 30,000 Jews in Libya , but their numbers have declined to little more than 6,000 . It has been sug- gested ...
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