INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT DESERTS
Added on: 17th Aug 2016
ONE THIRD OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE AREA
IS DESERT (AT LEAST PARTIALLY)
ARIZONA WAS ONCE HOME TO CAMELS
GOOGLE STREET VIEW EMPLOYED A CAMEL
TO INCLUDE DESERT FOOTAGE
THERE IS A DESERT IN ALASKA WITH DUNES OVER
45 METRES HIGH (150FT). IT IS KNOWN AS THE
GREAT KOBUK SAND DUNES
OVER 100,000 SQUARE KM OF LAND TURN TO
DESERT EACH YEAR DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
AND FOREST CLEARING
LESS THAN 20% OF THE SAHARA DESERT IS SAND.
THE REST IS MOSTLY GRAVEL, ROCK, AND MOUNTAINS
LEBANON IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE MIDDLE
EAST THAT DOESN'T CONTAIN A DESERT
ACCORDING TO THE UN, ROUGHLY 1 BILLION
PEOPLE IN OVER 100 COUNTRIES ARE THREATENED
BY DESERTIFICATION
THE SAHARA DESERT STRETCHES FARTHER
THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES
AND NEW YORK CITY
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