How long can humans survive in the desert with only water?

Answer 1

What are the conditions? If it is during the hot time of the year and you have no water, you will be lucky to survive more than two days. If you have sufficient water and food and have shelter from the sun you can survive indefinitely.

Answer 2

They would need a lasting water and food supply because the desert is a scarce place, without that, you would die in a matter of days.

Clarification:

Yes, millions of people, including myself, survive living in the desert. In the United States, alone, there are millions of folks living in such desert cities as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, Bakersfield, etc.

Answer 3

A person can live indefinitely in a desert if that person has a water supply as well as shelter and a food supply. Millions of people around the world, (including myself) have lived in deserts for many years.

Answer 4

Depending on the season of the year, the location of the desert and the activity level of the person, one could live 2-3 days in the desert without water. However, if it is quite hot and the person is quite active or in poor health, he could be dead within a day.

Answer 5

Your entire life.

Las Vegas is in a desert.

Answer 6

A human can go a few weeks without food as long as there is sufficient water.

Answer 7

If you start off well-hydrated, three days. If you only move around at night and find plant life for sustenance, maybe four or five days.

Answer 8

If the person has sufficient water and food, he can survive indefinitely. Without water, only a few days.

Answer 9

not long