What are the characteristics of Cold deserts?
The deserts that occur in Greenland, Antarctic and the Nearctic realm are called cold deserts. These deserts are characterized by cold winters with snowfall and high overall temperatures throughout the winter and sometimes the summer too. The mean winter temperatures in cold deserts is between 2 to 4C and the mean temperature is between 21-26C. The mean annual precipitation in cold deserts range from 15-26 cm. The soil in this area is salty, silty and heavy. The plants in cold deserts are widely scattered and vary between 15 cm to 122 cm in height. The main plants in this area are deciduous, most of them having spiny leaves. The animals found in the cold deserts are the jackrabbits, kangaroo rats, grasshoppers and pocket mice and antelope ground squirrel. Deer are found too but only in winter. What are the characteristics of Hot and Dry deserts? The temperatures in the hot and dry deserts exhibit extremes as the atmosphere contains little humidity to block the rays of the sun. The mean
