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The Sahara is currently expanding south at a rate of up to 48 kilometers per year.
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How is big is the Sahara Desert?
9,400,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi)3.3 million square miles or around 25% of africa.
How fast is the Gobi desert growing?
The Sahara desert is growing at an approximate rate of 0.6 kilometres outwards in each direction each year. However, the southern Sahara is growing much faster than the north due to the moistening winds of the Mediterranean. The myth that the Sahara is growing due to Global Warming is completely false. It actually occurs largely as the cause of desertification, which in turn is caused by overgrazing from African nomads' herds.
What is the fastest Animal in the desert?
The ostrich is the fastest animal in the Sahara Desert. The ostrich can run at speeds of 40-45 miles per hour and is the third fastest land animal in the world behind the cheetah and the pronghorn.
How does a camels protect itself?
Camels, like llamas, can spit very well and precisely. They are also very fast, so they can outrun most animals that they will encounter in the parts of the Sahara Desert where they live.
How do fig trees survive in the Sahara desert?
The fig trees can survive cause they grow really fast even with little water, and because they are sort of like cactus and hold water for a long time. :)
How fast does a fennec fox run?
Fennec foxes are very small and only found in the Sahara Desert. A Fennec fox is thought to be able to run 20 miles per hour.
What natural barriers protect Egypt from invasions?
Mediterranean Sea to the north, Sahara desert to the west, in the south the red sea and mountains protected Egypt.
The Sahara is growing what is being done to slow its progress?
There is no answer get one fast, please
How fast can a desert pup fish swim?
Of course, a desert pup fish can swim.
How does a caracal adapt to the Sahara?
their strong hind legstheir strong teeththey run quick not fast
What are some competitive advantages for a business consulting firm to assist a fast food industry with expanding their business?
A Competitive advantage for a business consulting firm to assist a fast food industry with expanding their business includes working with knowledgeable individuals. It also allows fast food industries to work with firms with a successful track record.
How does a cactus grow in the Sahara?
A cactus isn't native to the Sahara Desert. One challenge is the sandy terrain, which may drain way too fast and hold not enough moisture for cactus plants. Another is represented by the high heat and light levels. Temperatures may be too wide ranging for a cactus plant's vulnerability to scorching and freezing at the extremes.Otherwise, it's possible that desert and jungle cactus plants may handle the most hospitable environments of desert oases. A jungle cactus may be able to find a tree on which to anchor, as it does in the subtropics and tropics. In this way, its airy roots are in the humid, shaded environment that they're used to in a jungle.Clarification:Cacti are natives of the Americas, they are not native to Africa.
