Deserts from Above

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Deserts cover 1/3 of the earth’s land surface area. There are four distinct types of deserts on earth. Subtropical deserts - very hot and dry in the summer and cooler but still dry in the winter. Coastal deserts - cool to warm areas with long, warm summers and cool winters. Semi-arid deserts - long, dry summers and cold winters with low rain or snowfall. Cold deserts - very dry and cold year-round Drone pilots from around the world have long been attracted to the barren beauty and mystery of deserts.

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DESERTS COVER 1/3 OF THE EARTH'S LAND SURFACE AREA.
 
THERE ARE FOUR DISTINCT TYPES OF DESERTS ON EARTH.
 
SUBTROPICAL DESERTS - VERY HOT AND DRY IN THE SUMMER AND COOLER BUT STILL DRY IN THE WINTER.
 
COASTAL DESERTS - COOL TO WARM AREAS WITH LONG, WARM SUMMERS AND COOL WINTERS.
 
SEMI-ARID DESERTS - LONG, DRY SUMMERS AND COLD WINTERS WITH LOW RAIN OR SNOWFALL.
 
COLD DESERTS - VERY DRY AND COLD YEAR-ROUND
 
DRONE PILOTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE LONG BEEN ATTRACTED TO THE BARREN BEAUTY AND MYSTERY OF DESERTS.
 
ANTARCTIC DESERT - THE WORLD'S LARGEST DESERT
 
 
SAHARA DESERT - THE WORLD'S LARGEST SUBTROPICAL DESERT
 
 
 
 
 
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SOURCES:
Cain, Fraser. “What Percentage of the Earth's Land Surface Is Desert?” Universe Today, Universe Today, 24 Dec. 2015, www.universetoday.com/65639/what-percentage-of-the-earths-land-surface-is-desert/.
“Desert.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/desert.
Burton, James. “The 10 Largest Deserts in the World.” World Atlas, Worldatlas, 20 Jan. 2016, www.worldatlas.com/articles/10-largest-deserts-in-the-world.html.
“Deserts.” NatureWorks, www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep8f.htm.
Beck, Kevin. “What Are the Four Main Types of Deserts?” Sciencing.com, Sciencing, 19 Oct. 2018, sciencing.com/four-main-types-deserts-5132173.html.
“The Desert Biome.” University of California Museum of Paleontology, www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php.
Wanza, Serah N. “What And Where Are Coastal Deserts?” World Atlas, Worldatlas, 25 May 2018, www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-and-where-are-coastal-deserts.html.