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The Largest Deserts in the World

Antarctic Desert 14.2M km2 is the largest. Arctic Desert 13.9M km2 second. Sahara 9.2M km2 is the largest hot desert. Ar...

Extreme Desert Temperatures

Death Valley hit 56.7C the highest air temperature recorded. Lut Desert in Iran reached 70.7C ground temperature via sat...

How Plants and Animals Survive in Deserts

Cacti store water and have waxy coatings. The camel can drink 100 liters in 10 minutes. Fennec foxes have oversized ears...

Ancient Civilizations That Thrived in Deserts

The Egyptians built a civilization along the Nile in the Sahara. The Nabataeans carved Petra in the Jordanian desert. Th...

Desertification: How Deserts Are Growing

The Sahara has expanded 10% since 1920. The Gobi expands 3,600 km2 per year into Chinese grassland. The Sahel region los...