Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

The Sahara has turned green more than 230 times in 8 million years

The Holocene Green Sahara was one of more than 230 such periods in the last 8 million years, each taking 2 to 3 thousand years to develop, peaking over 4 to 8 thousand years and ending within 2 to 3 thousand years.

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What it bears on 1 answer

Yes: around Plato's date of about 9600 BC, rivers filled the Richat's rings with water

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Sahara has turned green more than 230 times in 8 million years [Evidence EVD0DCPAZ1K8TFA]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPAZ1K8TFA

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dcpaz1k8tfa,
  title     = {The Sahara has turned green more than 230 times in 8 million years},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCPAZ1K8TFA},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPAZ1K8TFA}
}