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How many cold deserts are there in the world?

Asked by M. Jabrowsky, Last updated: Nov 02, 2024

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G. Roland

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G. Roland, Professor, Austin

Answered Mar 26, 2019

When you hear the term desert, you'll have pictures of scorching heat and temperatures that are so high that it is nearly unbearable. You would also think of camels and cactus as you go through the desert. The most common idea of a desert is a place with very little precipitation. But cold deserts can be shown as deserts whose temperatures range from hot summers to extremely cold winters.
When you hear the term desert, you'll have pictures of scorching heat and temperatures that are
There are some scientists who see Antarctica to be a certain type of a cold desert, simply because of its precipitation. Deserts are split into two sub categories. Cold deserts are not common, but these places are not expected in our way.

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