The Southern Namib Desert is a region in Namibia that covers an area of approximately 81,000 square kilometers. It is part of ...

like the Namib Desert. It's one of the oldest and driest places in the world. Depending on how far you are from the coast, rainfall averages about a half-inch to two inches per year. But it's what ...

People who live in and near the Namib Desert speak of two winds ... flies frequently up and down the Namibian coast and keeps a careful, if somewhat anecdotal, eye on climate trends.

On the coast itself, 150 miles south ... but the lions of the Namib desert take this to an extreme. They rely on their prey not only for food but for moisture too, drinking their blood to ...

The archaeology of southern Africa’s west coast desert belt has not received the same attention. The Namib Sand Sea, part of the Namib Desert, is on the west coast of Namibia. It is a hyperarid ...

Although large parts of this desert region are protected, it still faces threats from unsustainable land practices, mining and illegal plant harvesting. One unique way of protecting Namibia's ...

a 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck discovered in the Namib Desert. The Bom Jesus set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on March 7, 1533, intending to reach the Indies. However, the ship never made it ...

In northern Namibia, along the remote and treacherous Skeleton Coast, the dunes of the Namib Desert stretch far inland. A diversity of animals and plants - many of them endemic to the region - live in ...

This is reportedly Africa’s first jazz festival to be held in the Namib Desert. Three stages will ... for a six-night voyage along the African coast with exclusive jazz performances on board.

Meals are served at individual tables. Given its desert location, Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp can get hot at any time of the year, but the heat is at its most intense from October to January.