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Deserts

Deserts are not failed landscapes. They are the parts of the planet where rainfall is too rare to support continuous vegetation — and the result is some of...

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Deserts are not failed landscapes. They are the parts of the planet where rainfall is too rare to support continuous vegetation — and the result is some of the most engineered, surveyed, and demographically distinctive country on Earth. Key sections include: Des erts.; Opening Why deserts.; Chapter I What makes a desert.; Chapter II The Sahara.; Chapter III Sahara peoples.; Chapter IV The Gobi.; Chapter V The Atacama.; Chapter VI The Namib.; Chapter VII The Sonoran.; Chapter VIII How life adapts..

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  1. 01Des erts.
  2. 02Opening Why deserts.
  3. 03Chapter I What makes a desert.
  4. 04Chapter II The Sahara.
  5. 05Chapter III Sahara peoples.
  6. 06Chapter IV The Gobi.
  7. 07Chapter V The Atacama.
  8. 08Chapter VI The Namib.
  9. 09Chapter VII The Sonoran.
  10. 10Chapter VIII How life adapts.
  11. 11Chapter IX The camel.
  12. 12Chapter X Oases.
  13. 13Chapter XI Sand and dunes.
  14. 14Chapter XII Salt flats and playas.
  15. 15Chapter XIII Deserts in the climate system.
  16. 16Chapter XIV Desertification.
  17. 17Chapter XV The lithium triangle.
  18. 18Chapter XVI Solar power.
  19. 19Chapter XVII The Empty Quarter.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII Polar deserts.
  21. 21Chapter XIX The Mojave and the Great Basin.
  22. 22Chapter XX The Australian deserts.
  23. 23Chapter XXI Deserts in religion.
  24. 24Chapter XXII Desert literature.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII Desert tourism.
  26. 26Chapter XXIV Reading list.
  27. 27Chapter XXV Watch & read.
  28. 28Chapter XXVI Deserts in 2050.
  29. 29Chapter XXVII Why deserts matter.
  30. 30The end of the deck.
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