By: Samantha Donahue, Emily Milby, Candace Shoffner, and Nigel Butterworth.

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By: Samantha Donahue, Emily Milby, Candace Shoffner, and Nigel Butterworth

Climate..  All deserts in North America are different and have different temperatures and climates.  From July to mid-September, the summer brings surges of wet tropical air and frequent violent thunderstorms...

Australian Climate..  All deserts in Australia are characterized by a lot of heat during the day. But they are followed by very cold nights.  Australian deserts barely have any rainfall most is a complete drought.

Best Time for Travel..  In most cases, spring and fall are the best times to visit the desert.  In the Mojave desert temperatures can be very cold in the winter and consistently 100 °F or even much higher in the summer and early fall.In the late winter and early spring strong winds are frequent.

Animals  The animals include small carnivores . The dominant animals are burrowers and kangaroo rats.  There are also a variety of insects, arachnids, reptiles and birds.

Plants . Shrubs are the dominant growth form in the deserts.  any trees be evergreen or deciduous; typically have small leaves; and frequently have spines or thorns and/or aromatic oils.

Geography Australian deserts..  Australia is the lowest, flattest, and oldest continental landmass on Earth.  Cold ocean currents off the west coast are frequent  Low elevation of landforms

North American Desert Geo..  One of the major North American deserts is The Great Basin. It the largest out of all the deserts in this region.  It includes valleys, basins, lakes, and many mountain ranges.

Bibliography..  ography ography  u/articles/weather/ u/articles/weather/   ran_desert.htm ran_desert.htm  