Sentence examples for severe desert from inspiring English sources

The severe desert conditions and Cope's habit of overworking himself till he was bedridden caught up with him, and in 1872, he broke down from exhaustion.

In the severe desert of the Negev in Palestine, the only CAM species present is Caralluma negevensis, thanks to the protection of the shade of rocks and dew on cold nights (Lange et al., 1975).

Disappointed in his attempt to reach the mythical "Kingdom of Saguenay," the reputed source of precious metals, Cartier returned to France after a severe winter, deserting Roberval, who had arrived in Newfoundland with reinforcements.

Mr Androsov revealed that some soldiers had found Mr Mozgovoi's methods "too severe" and had deserted.

There were unspeakable physical challenges to overcome, from the highest mountains in the world, the severest winters and deserts, to a disease of the steppe that caused unappeasable itching of the testicles.

Recovery rates are likely correlated with duration and availability of moisture such that hot, dry deserts may require a century or more to recover from severe disturbances, while cooler, semi-deserts may recover much more quickly (Belnap et al. 2001a).

In addition, tons of garbage and human waste have been discarded on private property and public lands, causing severe damage to ecologically sensitive deserts.

Some lizards in extreme environments harvest water from the dew that collects on their skin in early morning, and thus deserts do not pose severe problems to them.

The water shortage in the developing countries, such as middle-east countries, is becoming very severe and the land of several million hectares around those countries is also becoming deserted.

Severe water shortages could turn more farmland into desert.

He found that, even though developed in the desert, Arabians adapted well to the severe winter weather of his New England farm.