Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Desert ecosystems are some of the most richly diverse in the world and yet they are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the ...

Semi-arid rangelands are important carbon (C) pools at global scales. However, the degree of net C storage or release in water-limited systems is a function of precipitation amount and timing, as well ...

SHIMLA -Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognized as India’s first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program. With ...

Deserts cover roughly a third of Earth’s land surface, and they’re far more varied and extreme than most people realise. […] ...

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The Cold Winter Deserts of Turan is a transnational serial property shared by Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The property comprises 14 component parts distributed across arid areas of ...

As California mulls water storage, a new study adds nuance to cold-water conservation. In order to protect habitat, water managers deliver cold water to streams from reservoirs. But according to lead ...

Desert ecosystems are some of the most richly diverse in the world and yet they are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Deserts, which account for one-third of the earth’s land mass, ...

CHANDIGARH: The Spiti Valley of Lahaul-Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh, perched high in the Trans-Himalayan region, has been recognised as India’s first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s ...