Bug showing yields on desert tiles?

[tiamats4esgares]

Recently I came across a bug where I saw random yields on desert tiles. There was a whole 6 or 7 tile island of all flat desert tiles, nowhere near a city or river or natural wonder. No hills, volcanoes, etc. Yet some had 1 production and others had 1 production AND 1 food. I think 1 even had like 1 of something else on top of that. I know graphical glitches exist but I scrolled over it and it said desert tile with 1 movement required (not a hill).

I thought nothing of it but then ran into a similar issue AGAIN in a different game. There were 2 desert tiles right by my city with iron on them, and one randomly gave food for no reason. Again, no nearby volcanoes.

I didn't take screenshots because I currently don't have the internet but I could take a picture with my phone if anyone is curious. I might do so later. I just now thought about saying something and not at the PC anyway.

Has anyone else encountered this lately?

No mods as active, GS, and I think I was using Apocalypse mode on both maps, but otherwise "normal".

 

[Duke William of Normandy]

I think a Desert Storm might have gone through those Tiles and fertilized them.

 

[AntSou]

No mods as active, GS, and I think I was using Apocalypse mode on both maps

What William wrote above. Since you're playing Apocalypse mode, storms should be even more frequent.

 

[tiamats4esgares]

Duh, thanks guys. I didn't realize dust storms did that, I knew other disasters did, but just wasn't thinking I guess.

 

[anonxanemone]

Duh, thanks guys. I didn't realize dust storms did that, I knew other disasters did, but just wasn't thinking I guess.

FYI those disasters will erase yields as climate change gets worse later though.