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How Australia's King Brown Snake Got Its Name
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe king brown snake enjoys sandy deserts — the drier the area, the better — and thrives in arid regions of central, northern, and western Australia....
What is the biggest desert in the world? The answer might surprise you.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor most people, the word “desert” summons images of sand dunes, cacti and snakes. In television and...
USA Today reader polls declare a High Desert flower festival one of the best in the nation
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoCalifornia's wildflower superbloom gives Coachella a run for its money as the most popular seasonal...
15 strange desert animals
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe desert long-eared bat (Otonycteris hemprichii) is found in North Africa and the Middle East. Deserts are not easy places to call home. Broiling in...
India's desert state is getting wetter—and that's not good news
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoEnvironmental changes, including changing rainfall patterns and vegetation, have affected...
How large fires are altering the face of California's Mojave Desert
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSix months after the York fire, buds are emerging amid the charred vegetation of the Mojave National...
Don't think of deserts as wastelands, researchers say, but as a key to our climate future
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis story, like many, starts with rejection. Jose Gruenzweig grew up in the lush, green hills of...
Opinion: How wildfires in Algeria and California reveal colonial origins of the 'Mediterranean...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn this image taken from video, a wildfire burns in Zbarbar, Bouira Province, Algeria, on July 24....
What is cloud seeding and did it impact Dubai's floods?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoStranded airline passengers and a cat submerged in floodwaters clinging to a car door handle became...
7 of the 10 Hottest Countries in the World Are on 1 Continent
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDid you know that some places on Earth can get so hot that local wildlife has evolved specifically...
