Deserts of the World

Deserts of the World
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When you think of deserts, do you think of a dry, hot endless sea of sand, with no life? It is true that deserts are dry, and during the day it can be 100 degrees. Sometimes the ground can be too hot to walk on, even with shoes. At midday the scorching sunburns over head making a shimmer of heat rise from the rocks and sand. But at night the desert can be cold! The temperature can drop well below freezing. Still most deserts are actually full of life. To live in a desert, however, plants and animals have to have many special tricks, or “adaptations,” to survive the big changes in temperatures and the lack of water.

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