For many, planting trees has become synonymous with fighting climate change. But in the hot and arid desert, it isn't that simple. However, desert landscapes can also serve as carbon sinks, absorbing ...

The Numbers Don't Lie About Desert Growth The Sahara Desert has expanded by about 10 percent since 1920, according to a new study conducted by University of Maryland researchers. This represents ...

It's no secret that Phoenix is hot, but late summer and the start of fall were scorchers, even by Valley of the Sun standards. Between Sept. 23 and Oct. 14, Phoenix set daily record high temperatures ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A woman and her two children draw water from a well in the Thar Desert, also known as the Great ...

Rising annual temperatures and dwindling yearly precipitation across the mid-latitudes of Central Asia have extended its desert climate 60 miles northward since the 1980s, says a recent study. Rising ...

The same climate changes known to be reshaping mountain ecosystems in places like the Alps and Yosemite also are driving alarming new patterns in the Sonoran Desert near Palm Springs, according to the ...

Desert storms that have sent massive plumes of dust across the oceans may have a small but significant effect on global temperatures, scientists say. New research found the microscopic particles ...

SAN DIEGO — In the struggle to survive the ever hotter deserts of California, there are winners and losers. Among the losers are desert birds, whose populations have collapsed amid the heat stress of ...

Discover 9 fruits that grow in desert regions despite extreme heat and low water. Learn how these hardy fruits survive in dry ...

In the struggle to survive the ever hotter deserts of California, there are winners and losers. Among the losers are desert birds, whose populations have collapsed amid the heat stress of climate ...

Understanding Ladakh means letting go of familiar definitions and paying attention to how climate, geography and human life ...

There are many reasons why living in a desert low in humidity is a good thing. One is fewer disease problems. Desert climates are notoriously low in humidity, particularly as the day gets warmer, so ...