Desert Climate. Tucson is a desert climate, where the evaporation from plants and solie is much greater than the precipitation. On average Tucson only receives 12 of rain a year. Tucson is a desert because of a number of factors, its low elevation, and the ract that it is far from oceans or seas.
Healthy foods that are apparently bad for you. Apples contain both high levels of sugar (as do grapes), and cyanide, in their pips Photo: ALAMY. By Telegraph staff. 4:53PM BST 19 Aug 2013. Comments. 1. Apples. Apples contain both high levels of sugar (as do grapes), and cyanide, in their pips.Eating an apple a day can actually affect your teeth and cause erosion. Apples' pips contain Amygdalin a sugar and cyanide compound that ingested in small amounts is easy to deal with, but which can cause death.The compound is also found in peaches and apricot pits in more harmful (i.e larger) doses. 2.ating an apple a day can actually affect your teeth and cause erosion. Apples' pips contain Amygdalin a sugar and cyanide compound that ingested in small amounts is easy to deal with, but which can cause death. The compound is also found in peaches and apricot pits in more harmful (i.e larger) doses. 2.
Apples are also a good source of the soluble fibre pectin, which can help detox metals and food additives from your body. It's best to eat only organic apples as the non-organic varieties are among the top 12 foods that have been found to contain the most pesticide residues.