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- Farm grows vegetables in a desert using sun and seawater https://www.newscientist.com/article/2108296-first-farm-to-grow-veg-in-a-desert-using-only-sun-and-seawater/ 184 comments
- Could the desert sun power the world? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/11/sahara-solar-panels-green-electricity 35 comments technology
- [OC] Will The Sun Rise Again In The Desert? http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm 57 comments nba
- How Africa's desert sun can bring Europe power http://worldwide-sawdust.com/showdiary.do?diaryid=1759 5 comments science
- Arizona Sun Devil Hockey to Host Desert Hockey Classic http://www.thesundevils.com/viewarticle.dbml?db_oem_id=30300&atclid=210144653 4 comments hockey
- Desert mosses use quartz rocks as sun shades https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/07/23/desert-mosses-use-quartz-rocks-as-sun-shades/ 4 comments science
- First farm to grow veg in a desert using only sun and seawater https://www.newscientist.com/article/2108296-first-farm-to-grow-veg-in-a-desert-using-only-sun-and-seawater/ 11 comments science
- White Sun of the Desert - the film that will make you understand what the russian spirit is all about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAYuIDxe9pM 26 comments russia
- Get ready for the Las Vegas Black Knights - Desert Sun http://www.desertsun.com/story/sports/2016/03/19/get-ready-las-vegas-black-knights/81986830/ 90 comments hockey
- 0.3% of the Sahara Desert sun is enough to power all of Europe http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/03-of-saharan-sun-enough-to-power-europe/1421 57 comments science
- China commands the wind and the sun. A gigantic “hybrid” power plant is growing in the vast desert https://afronomist.com/china-commands-the-wind-and-the-sun-a-gigantic-hybrid-power-plant-is-growing-in-the-vast-desert/ 8 comments technology
- China commands the wind and the sun. A gigantic “hybrid” power plant is growing in the vast desert https://afronomist.com/china-commands-the-wind-and-the-sun-a-gigantic-hybrid-power-plant-is-growing-in-the-vast-desert/ 51 comments energy
- Egypt: Long-lost ‘Sun Temple’ found buried in desert after 4,500 years http://metro.co.uk/2022/07/31/egypt-long-lost-sun-temple-found-buried-in-desert-after-4500-years-17098377/amp/ 94 comments worldnews
- [Desert Sun] Seattle Kraken AHL affiliate to play in Palm Desert rather than Palm Springs https://www.desertsun.com/story/money/business/tourism/2020/09/16/palm-springs-arena-moves-near-palm-desert-agua-caliente-tribe-not-involved/5750834002/ 56 comments hockey
- DESERTEC Foundation: Within 6 hours deserts receive more energy from the sun than humankind consumes within a year http://www.desertec.org/organization/ 9 comments technology
- The ongoing disaster in the desert: How the Phoenix Suns front office has failed for the last decade http://hoopspeak.com/2013/01/the-ongoing-disaster-in-the-desert/ 18 comments nba
- How mirrors can light up the world. Scientists say the global energy crisis can be solved by using the desert sun http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1957692,00.html 43 comments science
- Chevron Will Pay Record Fines for Oil Spills in California | The penalties come after an investigation by The Desert Sun and ProPublica found that companies were profiting from illegal spills and California’s oversight of the industry was lax. https://www.propublica.org/article/chevron-will-pay-record-fines-for-california-oil-spills 8 comments environment
- [Olson] The Mercury announce that Suns PG Chris Paul has purchased 500 tickets to Sunday's Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals that fans can pick up on a first-come, first-serve basis starting at 10:30a at Desert Financial Arena, the location of the game against the Aces. https://twitter.com/KellanOlson/status/1444094698037989380 711 comments nba
- [Marc Stein] One plan proposed to the Suns in the build-up to the 2018 draft: Select Doncic at No. 1 and make a free-agent run at Clint Capela to fill the C void ... especially since then-coach Igor Kokoskov had been Luka's national-team coach. Hard to resist what-ifs in the desert tonight https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1200658086731628544 87 comments nba
- We're reporters at The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, California. Our reporting shows that cartel violence is driving a wave of Mexican asylum seekers to the U.S. because of death threats. Ask Us Anything https://www.reddit.com/r/iama/comments/axoeb7/were_reporters_at_the_desert_sun_in_palm_springs/ 5 comments moderatepolitics
- Diamonds found in a meteorite that exploded over the Nubian desert in Sudan a decade ago were formed deep inside a “lost planet” that once circled the sun in the early solar system, scientists say. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/apr/17/diamonds-in-sudan-meteorite-are-remnants-of-lost-planet 6 comments science
- Australian desert farm grows 17,000 metric tons of vegetables with just seawater and sun - "It obtains water from the Spencer Gulf, and desalinizes the water using renewable energy. 23,000 mirrors reflect light to a receiver tower to generate solar power." http://inhabitat.com/australian-desert-farm-grows-17000-metric-tons-of-vegetables-with-just-seawater-and-sun/ 48 comments worldnews
- Morocco poised to become a solar superpower with launch of desert mega-project: World’s largest concentrated solar power plant, powered by the Saharan sun, set to help renewables provide almost half the country’s energy by 2020 http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/26/morocco-poised-to-become-a-solar-superpower-with-launch-of-desert-mega-project?cmp=emcenveml1631 15 comments worldnews
- Morocco poised to become a solar superpower with launch of desert mega-project. World’s largest concentrated solar power plant, powered by the Saharan sun, set to help renewables provide almost half the country’s energy by 2020 http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/26/morocco-poised-to-become-a-solar-superpower-with-launch-of-desert-mega-project 17 comments worldnews
- In a move that once again proves its commitment to renewable energy, China has begun construction on its first large-scale commercial solar plant out in the sun-dreched expanse of the Gobi Desert. http://www.sciencealert.com/china-is-building-its-first-large-scale-solar-plant-in-the-gobi-desert 4 comments worldnews
- Ray Allen and the Seattle Sonics go up against Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns for an offensive thriller in the desert (Full Game) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASjWZVJSJGk 4 comments nba
- Ice or Molten Salt, Not Batteries, to Store Energy - In the Arizona desert, a major new solar plant uses the sun’s heat to warm sodium into a hot liquid. http://nytimes.com/2014/04/22/business/energy-environment/ice-or-molten-salt-not-batteries-to-store-energy.html?_r=0&referrer= 5 comments technology
- RIP Comrade Sukhov - Anatoli Kuznetsov lead role in the movie "White Sun of the Desert", a movie traditionally watched by cosmonauts before flying into space http://copypast.ru/fotografii/v_proshloe/beloe-solnce-pustyni-/beloe-solnce-pustyni-1.jpg 3 comments russia
- Could the desert sun power the world? Green electricity generated by Sahara solar panels is being hailed as a solution to the climate change crisis http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/11/sahara-solar-panels-green-electricity 223 comments worldnews
- Las Vegas is to the real estate bubble what Detroit was to the US automobile industry – Empty condo projects, apartments poorly built to face the desert sun, and the collapse of commercial real estate. http://www.mybudget360.com/las-vegas-real-estate-bubble-empty-condo-projects-apartments-poorly-built-commercial-real-estate/ 8 comments economy
- Marcia Powell, an Arizona inmate serving a sentence of less than 2 years for prostitution died after being left for 4 hours in a cage under the Arizona desert sun. http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/20090520_ap_arizinmatediesafterhoursinoutdoorcell.html?referrer=digg 13 comments reddit.com
- European nations planning to harvest the Sahara desert sun in Africa to “provide clean electricity for the whole of Europe.” There is no mention of how this will benefit Africa. http://ecoworldly.com/2008/07/24/europe-seeks-to-harvest-african-sun/ 14 comments worldnews
- How Africa's desert sun can bring Europe power - £5bn solar power plan, backed by a Jordanian prince, could provide the EU with a sixth of its electricity needs http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/dec/02/renewableenergy.solarpower 3 comments science