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1 day ago · Addressing the interconnected challenges of plastic pollution and desertification requires a multi-faceted approach. Cutting plastics production is the primary solution, Greenpeace calls for a reduction in plastics production by at least 75% by the year 2040. Cutting plastic production is a critical step. This can be achieved by increasing ...
3 days ago · Precipitation in the Sahara Desert is scarce, as the whole desert generally receives less than 100 millimeters (3.9 inches) of rain per year except on the northernmost and southernmost edges as well as in the highest desert mountains.
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3 days ago · As Saudia Arabia claws back land from the desert, wildlife returns. Photo by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was Naif Ahmed Alhanwsh’s childhood dream to become a veterinarian. But he never imagined he would play a pivotal role in safeguarding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s biodiversity by breeding, rearing and releasing endangered native species.
1 day ago · Gilbues in Brazil has turned into desert because of climate change. 5 June 2024. World Environment Day is a day to inspire action to protect our planet from climate change and to raise awareness ...
3 days ago · Goode’s thornscrub tortoise (G. evgoodei) is the most recently described species (2016) and is restricted to subtropical deciduous forests of northwestern Mexico, so again, not a desert. Texas tortoises (G. berlanderi) live in southern Texas’ sparse shrublands and grasslands, and into northeastern Mexico, some of which is Chihuahuan Desert ...
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5 days ago · Due to lack of cloud cover and very low humidity, the desert usually has high diurnal temperature variations between days and nights. However, it is a myth that the nights are especially cold after extremely hot days in the Sahara.
