This event is commonly called the "African Humid Period (AHP)". The AHP was a direct result of African monsoonal climate responses to periodic variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun that ...

Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

Recent study suggests humans migrated out of Africa during arid period post-Toba eruption, challenging previous assumptions about dispersal.

This weather ... The transition from the African humid period (AHP) to dry conditions in North Africa is the clearest example of climate tipping points in recent geological history. They occur ...