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Ephemeral lakes in the Sahara Desert in Morocco
Earth Observation | Copernicus
Water Resources
Location: Morocco
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 1 October 2024, shows a series of ephemeral lagoons formed after torrential rains in Erg Chebbi, a sea of star dunes in the Sahara Desert in Morocco.
These lagoons were formed by heavy rains in recent weeks. After seven years of drought, rainfall caused rivers from the Atlas Mountains to overflow near Merzouga, a small village 4 kilometres from the star dunes, thus filling one of the driest places on Earth with beautiful, temporary lakes.
The Copernicus Sentinel satellites deliver reliable data for monitoring the consequences of weather events, including extreme rainfall, in remote places around the world.
