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can someone give me some good notes on hot climate thanks

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   EA22

   Temp - between 30 - 50 C

   Sun is always high in the sky

   Cloudless skies

   Night time temp are as low as 5C

   Rainfall - annual total can be less than 100 mm

   Hot deserts are in the path of trade winds

   There is very little vegetation

   Plants - case study

   Needles offer protection

   Thick waxy bark prevents moisture loss

   Juicy flesh stores water

   Animals - camel

   Stores fat in hump

   Long eyelashes and nostrils that close and open giving protection during sandstorms

   Wide hooves to walk on dry sand

   Thick lips which enable the camel to eat prickly plants

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   EA22

   Nights are cold bcus there is no clouds

3. 

   EA22

   SAHEL CLIMATE CHANGE

   1- rainfall in the region is unreliable

   2- higher temperature's lead to increase evaporation

   3- droughts have occurred

   4- rivers and water holed have dried up

4. 

   EA22

   SOLUTIONS TO DESERTIFICATION

   1- slow down soil erosion by planting more trees

   2- bind the soil particles by planting more grasses

   3- dig deeper wells to find water for irrigation

   4- introduce new breeds of animals

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   AJRH

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