What's a cold and hot desert?

Answer 1

The are certain very cold places which receive a desert-like rain-fall however in these places evaporation is close to nil particularly in winter so there is alway some 'water' around albeit in the frozen state. A large portion of the Canadian arctic is just such a place, a cold desert, at the same time possessing a large fraction of the world's fresh water.

Answer 2

The difference to your question is that a hot desert has more reptilian life compared to a cold desert due to the loss of heat.
the difference is that cold desserts have snow and hot desserts have more sand and more animals and rain

Answer 3

Hot deserts are quite hot in the summer but generally have a very mild winter. Cold deserts may be hot in the summer but winters can be bitterly cold. Some cold deserts are cold all year long.

Answer 4

precipitation is low in both places but evaporation is higher in hot deserts than in cold deserts.

Answer 5

they both are dry and very less vegetation found there.

Answer 6

Both hot and cold deserts have low precipitation, less than 10 inches (250 mm) per year on average.

Answer 7

The main similarity is that both have very low precipitation. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year on average.

Answer 8

they both are dry and very little vegetation are found there

Answer 9

both have very little species

Answer 10

barley get any rain or snow