Hi, I live in a desert, a place where little precipitation occurs
Oh it must be hot there! Is there much wildlife out there?
No actually, the desert is hostile for plant and animal life. I am alone here.
that must be so lonely! Does it ever rain there?
Very rarely, so little precipitation occurs here. Sadly, I can't find my way out of this desert.
Can you get water from the cactus?
I can, I have used up all the cacti and particles of sand and dust are entering my eyes.
That is a really bad situation, I have heard they have cold deserts, maybe that would have been better to get lost in
the temperature that prevails, by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location.
Deserts are formed by weathering processes as large variations in temperature between day and night put strains on the rocks which consequently break in pieces. Although rain seldom occurs in deserts, there are occasional downpours that can result in flash floods. Rain falling on hot rocks can cause them to shatter and the resulting fragments and rubble strewn over the desert floor are further eroded by the wind. This picks up particles of sand and dust and wafts them
Desert
A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid. This includes much of the polar regions where little precipitation occurs and which are sometimes called polar deserts or "cold deserts". Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls, by