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U.S. assistance has become increasingly important as al Qaeda and Islamic State militants conduct insurgencies across a vast stretch of West Africa, including Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali in the arid Sahel region.

The dates will be planted in the arid Thar Desert of northern India to help reclaim the land and create employment.

Much of the data center construction boom is taking place in arid states, including California, Arizona and Texas, where strains on water have been mounting amid dry conditions and rising temperatures.

"This unique form of symbolic expression belongs to a distinct cultural identity adapted to life in a challenging, arid environment," said Dr. Faisal Al-Jibreen, from the Heritage Commmission, Saudi Ministry of Culture.

It’s almost the identical view, from above, but now it’s hot, brighter, arid.