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
Those monumental physical traces are to be found in the fertile plains, mountainsides and deserts of the Middle East.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Instead, ancient populations appear to have thrived across a surprising range of ecosystems, from deserts and coastlines to dense forests.
From Science Daily • May 20, 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
Trekkers visiting the Siberian tundra, the deserts of central Australia and the Amazonian rainforest believe that they have entered pristine landscapes, virtually untouched by human hands.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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