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Summary

• In this book, readers will learn why rain and other forms of precipitation are so important to people, plants, and animals. They'll visit the driest places on Earth, including the Atacama Desert, Antarctica's Dry Valleys, and Death Valley.

Table of Contents

• Rain, rain, come again
• Drought vs. always dry
• Cold and dry
• The Atacama desert
• The Andes effect
• Ica, Peru
• Luxor, Egypt
• Death valley
• Yuma: sunniest city.

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

Subjects

• Arid regions climate
• Arid regions
• Deserts
• Extreme environments

Authors

• Griffin, Mary, 1978-
• Gale Group

Series Titles

• Earth's most extreme places
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• Earth's most extreme places.

Publisher

• New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing

Call Number

• 910.02154 GRI

ISBN

• 9781482418965

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