This is Saudi Arabia, which is noted for its harsh temperature, deserts, and low rainfall. But, heavy rainfall in the last few weeks has resulted in a startling discovery. Saudi Arabia's landscape is altering in ways that have scientists stunned. If you want to learn more about what is going on in this Western Asian country, watch today's video till the end.

Saudi Arabia is an arid, thinly populated Middle Eastern kingdom. It takes up most of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2. This makes it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia and the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is the only country that has a coastline on both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Most of the country is made up of arid deserts, lowlands, steppe, and mountains.