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Deserts

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation

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What are coastal cold deserts?

Even in winter the coastal desert usually will have highs in the 60s (degrees F.) and nights are pleasant but a jacket would be needed. On rare ocassions the temperature may drop below freezing briefly at night in the winter. Summers rarely see temperatures above 80 degrees although a temperature of 90 degrees is not unknown. The coastal deserts have their temperature moderated by cold ocean currents so do not experience the extreme temperatures of other deserts.

Are the North and South Poles considered deserts?

The South Pole, which is located in Antarctica, is a desert. The North Pole is not located on a continent but on sea ice so cannot be considered as a desert. Continental lands that do surround the Arctic would be considered as tundra.

Is the Chihuahuan desert hot or cold?

the lowest temperature it goes is 3 degrees and the highest it has ever been is 12 degrees.

Do jackals live in the Mojave Desert?

Coyotes are found in all deserts of North America, including in the Mojave. They are quite adaptable and live in almost every biome, including in urban areas. I have camped in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert and a coyote marched right into our camp, stopped for a minute or two to look us over, and then marched right off into the desert again.

Were is the hottest part of the world?

The hottest air temperature ever reliably recorded in a desert was 134

degrees F in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert in California on July 10,

1913. An even warmer temperature of 136 degrees was recorded a few years

later in Libya but that has been discounted as inaccurate as it was not

properly measured by untrained Italian soldiers. A recent ground

temperature was measured by a satellite in Iran that was even hotter but

the ground temperature does not reflect the temperature of the air above

it. Anyone who has walked barefoot over an asphalt parking lot in summer

can attest to that.


There have been even hotter temperatures registered recently in Iraq (July, 2015) but I have found nothing to verify the accuracy of those numbers.

What is the the largest desert in southwest Africa?

Sahara is A desert. ONEdesert. It is NOT divided into sub-deserts. The Sahara Desert isn't the largest desert. It's the largest HOT desert, and is located in North and East Africa.

How much of the earth's surface is desert?

Deserts account for 33-35% of the earth's land surface.

Can a protist be found in a desert?

Yes, protists are found in the desert. Many are inactive except during periods of rain.

What is the main reason for the occurrence of subtropical deserts around the world?

deserts were formed because hebivorus animals ate up all the grass and they did not allow the plants to grow.so therefore expanding the deserts as thereis nothing to check the the fast blowing wind

Does the Colorado Desert have rainfall?

No, but much of the agricultural land is water dependent and marginal at best without irrigation.

Clarification:

Much of western Colorado lies in what is known as the Colorado Plateau Desert. From about Grand Junction west to the Utah border is desert and semi-arid land.

What is the cold Asian desert?

Both the Gobi and the Taklamakan Deserts are cold winter deserts.

What is the Painted Desert famous for?

The Painted Desert is in northern Arizona and covers a vast area from the Grand Canyon to Petrified Forest National Park.

What defines a desert?

The one characteristic shared by all deserts is low precipitation. A desert is defined as a region that receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation on average per year. Some deserts receive virtually no rainfall, sometimes for years. Deserts, whether hot or cold, all have limited numbers of plants adapted to the particular environment.

What is the western-most desert in Africa?

The Sahara is the furthest west in Africa. The western edge actually extends into the western hemisphere.

What are the four major deserts of North America?

In western Canada there is:

Carcross desert

Fraser canyon

Thompson country

Carberry sandhills

Nk'mip Desert

Throughout Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Oregon:

Columbia Plateau

Snake River Plain

Wyoming Basin

Red desert

Alvord desert

Oregon high desert

In Nevada:

Black Rock desert

Forty Mile desert

Smoke Creek desert

Amargosa desert

In Utah:

Great Salt Lake Desert

J-P desert

Ralston desert

San Emidio Desert

Sevier desert

Ten Mile desert

Throughout the Colorado Plateau:

Escalante desert

Bisti Badlands desert

Painted desert

California:

Mojave desert

Death Valley

Sonoran desert:

Colorado desert

Yuha desert

Imperial Valley

Lechuguilla desert

Tule desert

Gran Desierto de Altar

Chihuahuan desert:

Trans-Pecos desert

White Sands

Baja California península:

Baja California desert

Vizcaíno desert
There are several major deserts in North America:
Chihuahuan Desert
Sonoran Desert (includes the Colorado Desert)
Great Basin Desert
Mojave Desert (includes Death Valley)
Colorado Plateau Desert (includes the Painted Desert)

What was the famous ship of the desert?

The camel is often referred to as the 'ship of the desert.'

Does Peru's coast have deserts?

Both the Atacama Desert and the Sechura Desert are found in Peru.

Why do animals in the desert have big ears?

Donkeys have big ears so they can hear from distances

How can kids help save the deserts?

It is unlikely that any person can individually change the climate of a desert.

Collectively we can do a lot about altering the current climate change pattern. Global warming, caused mainly by too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as a result of centuries of burning fossil fuels, will increase evaporation and thus increase rainfall and generally it will reduce current deserts. But that will go along with more violent tropical storms and a raised sea level.

What is the temperature in cold deserts at night?

Unless you name a specific desert and time of year, there is no meaningful answer to your question. Each desert has its own climatic conditions. The answer could range from well below minus 100 degrees F. for Antarctica to 80 or 90 degrees above zero for the Mojave Desert in summer.

How high does the temperature go in a desert?

The hottest air temperature ever reliably recorded in a desert was 134 degrees F in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert in California on July 10, 1913. An even warmer temperature of 136 degrees was recorded a few years later in Libya but that has been discounted as inaccurate as it was not properly measured by untrained Italian soldiers. A recent ground temperature was measured by a satellite in Iran that was even hotter but the ground temperature does not reflect the temperature of the air above it. Anyone who has walked barefoot over an asphalt parking lot in summer can attest to that.

What is the highest recorded temperature in the Negev Desert?

The hottest temperature ever recorded reliably was 134 degrees F. at Furnace Creek in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert in 1913. Even hotter temperatures in the Sahara have been tossed out by scientists because the technicians recording them were untrained in proper methods. Hotter ground temperatures were recorded in Iran by satellites but this does not reflect the actual air temperature.

What are three insects in the African desert?

Cricket, Fruit chafer, Green lacewing, Velvet mite, Twig wilter, Hairtail, Most common is the Locust but there are many different species

What is desert vegetation?

Deserts are most often dominated by annuals such as grasses but include various shrubs. flowers and cactus including:

  • Barrel Cactus
  • Organ Pipe Cactus
  • Prickly Pears
  • Saguaro Cactus
  • Brittlebush
  • Creosote Bush
  • Desert Holly
  • Desert Sage
  • Palm Trees
  • Joshua Tree and other Yuccas
  • Elephant trees
  • Desert Lily
  • Desert Marigold
  • Desert Pincushion
  • Desert Prinrose

Cactus and scrub that can live without much water.

What desert is a part of ten different countries?

the Sahara Desert covers 11:
Algeria
Chad
Egypt
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara

I don't know of any that cover 10...