Why the Middle East a desert?
Whenever I see images of the Middle East, there seems to be no trees, no grass, nothing but a transplanted casual to be watered, blowing palm trees, and lots of sand. It was not always so because it was once the cradle of civilization.
Goats. And too many people. There are of course the weather. The warm sea and winds Mediterainian. Not much rain. The party summer was the cradle of civilization "is still green and produces a lot of food. It is a very complex issue involving human and physical (Meteoroloical) factors.