This video explains how climate and temperature determine the nature of deserts. It highlights the low amount of rainfall that deserts receive, the extreme temperatures they can experience, and the large fluctuations in temperature...

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This video explores the unique island of Socotra, located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. Known for its alien-looking landscape and high biodiversity, Socotra is home to many endemic...

Oxidized manganese brings a maroon hue to the Rattlesnake Badlands, Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Dry creekbeds or arroyos lie nestled among the furrowed foothills of Mariscal Mountain in Big Bend National Park.

The Rio Grande flows between steep limestone cliffs in Mariscal Canyon, one of several canyons in Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Arid Big Bend desert landscape with the Mesa de Anguila escarpment.

Arid desert shrubland in Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Arid southwest landscape in Big Bend country, Brewster County, Texas. The arid region known as Big Bend lies in the Texas side of the Chihuahuan Desert.

Panning across the Mesa de Anguila to Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend, Texas.

The Rio Grande winds through the steep cliffs of Mariscal Canyon in Big Bend National Park on the border of Texas and Mexico.

Panning over an expansive Big Bend landscape, with Burro Mesa and the Chisos Mountains on the horizon.

Near Mariscal Canyon in Big Bend National Park, the Rio Grande winds through the desert with reduced water levels.

Vegetation grows near the dry creekbed of Terlingua Creek in Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Eroded landforms around Well Creek in Big Bend country, Texas.

A two-lane paved road winds through Big Bend National Park leading to the High Chisos Mountains.

Desert landscape at golden hour in Big Bend National Park.