INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT DESERTS

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