deserts
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The mountains and deserts could experience temperatures as much as 20 to 25 degrees below average.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
A shortage of trees has turned some towns and cities into "tree deserts", leaving residents more exposed to the risk of poor health, air pollution and rising temperatures, a conservation charity has warned.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
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
As for the county of Los Angeles, about half of its 4,700-plus square miles are made up of the forests and oceans and deserts that encircle it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Through Laila’s window, the landscape shifted from snowcapped peaks to deserts to canyons and sun-scorched outcroppings of rocks.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing deserts
Twelfth Night
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