An Example of a Hot Desert
- Created by: Drageemily
- Created on: 01-11-18 15:51
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- Hot desert - Sahara Desert
- Managing desertification
- Soil management
- Water management
- Tree planting
- Appropriate technology
- Desertification
- Cause: Climate change
- Higher temperatures & decreased rainfall
- Cause: Climate change
- Development challenges
- Extreme temperatures
- 40C due to lack of clouds
- Freezing at night
- 40C due to lack of clouds
- Water supply
- low annual rainfall, unpredictable rainfall,
- difficult to provide enough water for everyone
- low annual rainfall, unpredictable rainfall,
- Extreme temperatures
- Development opportunities
- Oil and gas
- Algeria leader in oil exploration and extraction
- 60% of income
- Algeria leader in oil exploration and extraction
- Solar energy
- 12 or more hours of sun.
- 1000km^2 solar farm planned for Tunisia
- Energy for 2 million homes
- 1000km^2 solar farm planned for Tunisia
- 12 or more hours of sun.
- Oil and gas
- World's largest desert
- Across Northern African countries
- 12 countries in all
- For Example: Egypt, Libya, Algeria
- 12 countries in all
- Across Northern African countries
- Managing desertification
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