Growing Deserts
It's hard to imagine that global warming would have much effect on the world's already hot deserts. But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts, which already cover a quarter of Earth.
Human activities such as firewood gathering and the grazing of animals are also converting semiarid regions into deserts, a process known as desertification. Population growth and greater demand for land are serious obstacles in the effort to combat this problem.
Threats
Solutions
The Simpson Desert of Australia is a hot desert.
Hot desert
The Gibson Desert is a hot desert.
A hot desert
The Arabian Desert is a hot desert.
The Kalahari is a subtropical hot desert.
The Kalahari is classified as a hot sub tropical desert.
The Arabian Desert is a hot desert.
Yes, the Simpson Desert is a hot desert.
The Kalahari Desert is a hot desert.
The Gibson Desert is a hot desert.
The Sonoran Desert is a hot, subtropical desert.