The eastern Mediterranean Sea moderates the climate, and in the hinterland away from its influence the region rapidly changes from semiarid landscape to arid desert, resulting in the most variable and extreme climatic conditions with annual precipitation ranging from > 800 to ~50 mm.
The prevailing environmental conditions of low moisture and sparse vegetation that characterize deserts result in a unique Critical Zone.
Desert animals show many comparable adaptations to infrequent moisture availability in deserts, resulting in little activity during the usually dry times and intense activity in the brief, infrequent wet periods.
Though, certain studies were conducted on the geological origin of these sand and deserts, results related to their physical, chemical, morphological, mineralogical, thermal, electrical and geotechnical characteristics are scanty.
The arid conditions of the major desert areas result from their position in subtropical regions to either side of the moist equatorial belt.
Changes took place in the demography of Mesopotamia under the Parthians, and perhaps the most striking development among the population was the increase of Arab infiltration from the desert, which resulted in Arab dynasties in the oasis settlements of Palmyra and Hatra.
The dominance of erosional sedimentary processes in desert regions results in Palaeolithic records rich in surface scatters.
The so-called "Desert Campaign" resulted in thousands of indigenous people killed and communities exterminated while vast tracts of land were converted into massive ranches for the production of sheep's wool for export to Europe.
During the past several decades, urbanization in the two desert cities resulted in an increasingly faster increase in the patch density, edge density, and structural complexity at both levels of urban land use and the entire landscape.
Although Trump likes to boast that his supporters will never desert him, results like the Pennsylvania special election show that his appeal is limited.
The mission tragically failed as two of our military aircraft collided at Desert One, resulting in the deaths of eight brave Americans.
