deserts

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New research shows that cacti are remarkably quick at forming entirely new species, revealing that deserts are far more dynamic than they may seem.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Meteorologists issued an “extreme heat watch” starting Mother’s Day morning through Tuesday evening for Palm Springs and the rest of the Coachella Valley, the deserts of San Diego County and the San Gorgonio Pass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Even further to the west, Wu Yize's home province of Gansu - known for its deserts - is less privileged again.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Africa is the only continent to extend from the northern to the southern temperate zone, while also encompassing some of the world’s driest deserts, largest tropical rain forests, and highest equatorial mountains.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond