This photo caught my eye last night. It's from the April 2008 National Geographic, in an article about the Sahel.

It's by Pascal Maitre

Chad: A sudden downpour drenches women near Abéché during the rainy season. Changing climate has already brought the Sahel not only drier weather but also rains that fall too heavily, too early, or too late: In September 2007 floods inundated the normally parched region. As they have for centuries, the Sahel's people are finding ways to adapt in a land so uncompromising that failure means death.

More great photos from the article may be found here.

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