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  • Is Dubai's Building Boom An Oasis, Or A Mirage?

    sfgate.com 4 days, 8 hours ago

    I'm leaning over the edge of the viewing platform on the world's tallest building, the 2,723-foot Burj Khalifa in Dubai. From 124 stories above the ground I can see mile upon mile of high-rise offices, housing...

  • Last Call At The Oasis: Atrazine Held Hostage

    forbes.com 1 week ago

    As Lyndon Jonson used to say, "I come to you with a heavy heart." Having been an environmental activist through much of my life - including a youthful affiliation with Ralph Nader I still cherish in memory - I well understand the passions that drive zealous advocates in their concerns for the world we live ...

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In geography, an oasis or cienega is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. Oases also provide habitat for animals and even humans if the area is big enough. The location of oases has been of critical importance for trade and transportation routes in desert areas. Caravans must travel via oases so that supplies of water and food can be replenished. Thus, political or military control of an oasis has in many cases meant control of trade on a particular route. For example, the oases of Awjila, Ghadames and Kufra, situated in modern-day Libya, have at various times been vital to both North-South and East-West trade in the Sahara.
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