Why Deserts Form in Different Parts of the World
How can one desert be scorching hot, another lie beside an ocean and the largest desert on Earth be covered in ice? The answer is that a desert is defined mainly by persistent lack of precipitation, not by temperature or scenery. This section asks what makes a region a desert and why dryness matters more than sand, heat or the amount of visible life.
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