Did you know that a desert doesn't have to be hot or sandy? In fact, many of the world's harshest deserts are freezing cold. There are about 33 central deserts worldwide. They cover one-fifth of the ...

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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 ...

Understanding Ladakh means letting go of familiar definitions and paying attention to how climate, geography and human life intersect in one of the most extreme landscapes in the country.

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Deserts are most commonly associated with extreme heat, dunes, and overall arid conditions. But in the past five years, there have been instances of snowfall in various deserts around the world, ...

The stretch of cold weather that began Tuesday will continue through Thursday, with the coldest part of the day between 4 and 6 a.m., the National Weather Service reported. Places like Adelanto, Apple ...