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Deserts
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Africa: Explore the Regions: Sahara 
 Information about the world's largest desert, whose "size defies imagination: 3.3 million square miles or around 25 percent of Africa." Includes information about human inhabitants (such as the Tuareg, "a semi-nomadic group known for their salt caravans and distinctive blue veils"), and the ecosystem (plants, animals, topography, rainfall). Also includes information about specific countries. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/sahara/sahara_overview.html Topics: Geography, Geology, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Dec 31, 2008 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Desert Wildflower Blooms
Background and seasonal updates about wildflowers in the Sonoran Desert region encompassing parts of Arizona, California, and Sonora and Baja California, Mexico. Features wildflower reports, an article about predicting wildflower blooms, general information about spring and summer flowering seasons in the desert, and the photo presentation "Wildflower Flourishes and Flops -- a 50-year History." From the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/flw_blooming.html Topics: Geography, Geology, Plants Last updated Mar 11, 2008 DesertUSA
This site calls itself an "online travel and adventure guide to the desert regions of the American Southwest." It is much more. There are sections devoted to animals, plants, people (Native Americans, explorers, and ancient peoples), geology, Places to Go (parks, towns, museums, etc), Things to Do (rock, climbing, auto touring, water sports, hiking, etc.), recipes, and more. Updated monthly; older material is archived. Covers Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. http://www.desertusa.com/ Topics: Geography, Geology, U.S. Travel Last updated May 25, 2002 The Green Wall of China
This 2003 article from Wired magazine discusses a tree-planting plan "known as the Green Great Wall — a 2,800-mile network of forest belts designed to stop the sands" which have been created by desertification of land near China's Gobi desert. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.04/greenwall.html Topics: Geography, Geology Last updated Apr 13, 2004 Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program
This program provides "access to Geospatial natural resource data for the entire Ecoregion and is a model for the sharing and integration of resource data and expertise." The site features interactive maps of this region in California, an image database (with photographs of plants, animals, and landscapes), a document database (with plans and reports), information about geologic and hydrologic features, aerial photography, transportation data, and more. From a group of federal and state agencies. http://www.mojavedata.gov Topics: Geography, Geology Last updated May 18, 2009 Mojave National Preserve
The National Park Service provides an exploration of this area between the Great Basin and Sonoran deserts. "The Preserve encompasses 1.6 million acres of mountains, jumble rocks, desert washes, and dry lakes." Topics include desert ecology, plants and animals, geology, and history and culture. Also find a glossary, maps, information about recreation, education, and management issues, and the Final Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan. http://www.nps.gov/moja/index.htm Topics: Geography, Geology, National Parks & Forests, Parks Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Secrets in the Sand
"In the last few years, the Sahara desert has become a focus of interest for the US military ... it is seen by Washington as a perfect hideout for terrorists. The BBC's Catherine Fellows sets out to separate fact from fiction in this two part [audio] series [from August 2005] and asks how do people living there feel about their home being labelled a terror zone?" From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/documentary_archive/4131336.stm Topics: Geography, Geology, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Terrorism Last updated Oct 5, 2009 |
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