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Pakistan accelerates jeep rally to boost desert tourism - In a cloud of dust and diesel fumes, a souped-up 4x4 roars through the silence of Pakistan's Cholistan desert, cheered on by tens of thousands of spectators. In the Media by Khurram Shahzad (AFP)

China to flatten 700 mountains for new metropolis in the desert Lanzhou - The project is being called the largest "mountain-moving project" in Chinese history. One of the country's largest construction firms plans to flatten 700 mountains. In the Media by Owen Weldon - 1 comment

The beauty of Egypt's Western Desert: A Photo Essay Special Once you leave Cairo and head into the desert it becomes a barren wasteland, nothing to see but the parched earth covered in sand ranging in colour from a golden beige to a dark brown and black with no vegetation visible as far as the eye can see. Digital Journal Report by Darren Weir - 16 comments

Video: Watch desert windstorm lift up parked Boeing 747 Mojave - The hulk of a parked Boeing 747 performed a seeming death dance ritual on Wednesday in an aircraft boneyard in Mojave, California, as desert windstorm blowing at over 70 miles per hour, forced it into a last demonstration of the fluid dynamics of flight. In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 1 comment

Op-Ed: The solar energy Lark Newark - A company has built a solar energy farm near Newark in record time, but the true potential of this wonderful resource is being sadly neglected. In the Media by Alexander Baron - 15 comments

A 1,000-mile trek across Asia's biggest desert — the Gobi Special A bold team is about trek 1,000 miles across the largest desert in Asia. The expedition called Gobi2011 will see the team walking across the Gobi Desert in Mongolia visiting indigenous people along the route. Digital Journal Report by Lynn Morris - 1 comment

Explorer to cross hottest place in the world - Danakil Desert Special Explorer Jeremy Curl will this summer attempt to cross the Danakil Desert in Ethiopia by foot. If he succeeds he would be the first man alive to do so. Digital Journal Report by Lynn Morris

Fish rain down on desert village, UK starlings die in unison Two locations, a world away from each other, experienced strange animal-related events recently. In Somerset, England about 75 starlings just fell to the ground while a village in northern Australia had fish plummet from the sky. In the Media by Stephanie Dearing - 5 comments

Saharan solar panels could power Europe Europe’s electricity needs could be met by solar panels in the Sahara desert, according to a scientist at a major climate change conference in Copenhagen. Thus North Africa could become the main exporter of electricity to Europe. In the Media by Moushumi Chakrabarty - 2 comments

You Tube Video Artist Review: Sting Desert Rose One of my favorite pastimes is to surf You Tube and watch videos people make to great songs. Tonight my journey wound its way around the videos made to the song Desert Rose by Sting. In the Media by Samantha A. Torrence - 1 comment

Greening The Desert How to turn desert into garden. In the Media by Bob Ewing - 2 comments

700-Tonne Nevada Desert Explosion Halted by Pentagon Pentagon holds off on plans to detonate a 700-tonne explosive charge in the Nevada desert due to environmental protests and lawsuits. In the Media by digitalsoul - 2 comments

3 endure 4,000-mile run across Sahara Three ultra-endurance athletes have just done something most would consider insane: They ran the equivalent of two marathons a day for 111 days to become the first modern runners to cross the Sahara Desert's grueling 4,000 miles. In the Media by RobotGod - 3 comments

Armed group forces Guard to flee post near Sasabe National Guard forced to flee after armed group approaches check point In the Media by Carolyn E. Price

One of the largest river restoration efforts in the West Los Angeles agreed in December to expand efforts to control toxic dust storms that erupt from what is left of Owens Lake, a 110-square-mile body that emptied when the river was diverted to Los Angeles through an aqueduct opened in 1913. In the Media by photoguy

Buddhist Art Revives Sleepy Silk Road Oasis DUNHUANG, CHINA (dpa) - Flying asparas, the Buddhist equivalent of angels, are back in vogue in China. They decorate everything from T- shirts to ice-cream wrappers and have even inspired fashion designers and theatre producers. The popularity of th... In the Media by Bill Smith

Highlights Along The Highway: The Expanse Of Western Australia PERTH - After the service, the priest sprinkles the boats with holy water - a ritual aimed at ensuring a good catch and a safe return. Only then does the festival begin in Two Rocks, 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of Perth, Western Australia. The ba... In the Media by Fred Krueger

Flying-M-Ranch is where a hotel chain boss cultivates his love for airplanes. YERINGTON, NEVADA - Barron Hilton, president of the Hilton Hotel Corporation and one of the most successful and wealthiest Americans, has a spectacular hobby. The man who rules over an empire of 2,000 luxury hotels around the world has also, since ... In the Media by Karl Morgenstern, dpa - 1 comment

Remembering Carthage, Under The Stars Of The Tunisian Desert Tunis (dpa) - The former power enjoyed by its rulers seems to come to life for a few hours when the lights in Tunis illuminate the legendary city of Carthage. The Tunisian capital is the cradle of a 3,000-year-old civilisation which was not only ... In the Media by Susanne Borchert

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