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Desert
Deserts occupy one third of the surfaces above the water level, and are present in all the continents. In these environments rain is very scarce: at times for a few drops of water to fall from the sky it may even take years.
The temperature at day time reaches very high values, while at night it drops greatly because a large amount of heat present on the surface disperses in the atmosphere. However life does not stop even in the desert, and even though there are thousands of difficulties, it successfully can resist a climate that is so unfavourable, by resorting to very effective expedients.
subjects dealt with in Desert
Desert biome
The desert (from the Latin deserere, to abandon) is a habitat with poor rainfalls. In many deserts, the annual rainfall…
Man and desert
Despite the desert being so inhospitable, there are ethnic groups living in these places; they are groups of people that…
Desertification
According to the figures reported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 25% of the earth's land is threatened by…
special reports
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6 October 2015 / Ecosystems
Coastal lagoons: Pialassa della Baiona
Walking along the banks of a lagoon is like being on an uncertain boundary line between two worlds: freshwater and…
22 September 2015 / Ecosystems
An artificial paradise under the sea
In the blue If we were to go scuba diving in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean we could meet…
10 February 2014 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
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29 April 2013 / Ecosystems
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
1 August 2012 / Ecosystems
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
Sustainable holidays Lately we have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when…
8 July 2011 / Ecosystems
Who's coming to dinner
A shark in my hamburger Summer is finally here! As usual, we have waited for it all year long and…
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8 April 2011 / Ecosystems
Protected areas
Taking a look at the past Protecting nature, at least as a general concept, has rather old origins; in fact…
15 March 2008 / Ecosystems
Biodiversity
Defining biodiversity Much is said about biodiversity and of the need to protect it. But what is biodiversity? And why…
1 November 2007 / Ecosystems
The environment and health
Two faces of the same coin The topic of the relationship between the environment and health is very transversal, i.e.…
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6 October 2015 / Ecosystems
Coastal lagoons: Pialassa della Baiona
Walking along the banks of a lagoon is like being on an uncertain boundary line between two worlds: freshwater and…
22 September 2015 / Ecosystems
An artificial paradise under the sea
In the blue If we were to go scuba diving in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean we could meet…
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10 February 2014 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
29 April 2013 / Ecosystems
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
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1 August 2012 / Ecosystems
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
Sustainable holidays Lately we have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when…
8 July 2011 / Ecosystems
Who's coming to dinner
A shark in my hamburger Summer is finally here! As usual, we have waited for it all year long and…
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8 April 2011 / Ecosystems
Protected areas
Taking a look at the past Protecting nature, at least as a general concept, has rather old origins; in fact…
15 March 2008 / Ecosystems
Biodiversity
Defining biodiversity Much is said about biodiversity and of the need to protect it. But what is biodiversity? And why…
-
1 November 2007 / Ecosystems
The environment and health
Two faces of the same coin The topic of the relationship between the environment and health is very transversal, i.e.…
-
6 October 2015 / Ecosystems
Coastal lagoons: Pialassa della Baiona
Walking along the banks of a lagoon is like being on an uncertain boundary line between two worlds: freshwater and…
-
22 September 2015 / Ecosystems
An artificial paradise under the sea
In the blue If we were to go scuba diving in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean we could meet…
-
10 February 2014 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
-
29 April 2013 / Ecosystems
Intruders in the Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum The Mediterranean Sea (Mare Nostrum, Latin for “Our Sea”) has always been considered of fundamental importance for the…
-
1 August 2012 / Ecosystems
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
Sustainable holidays Lately we have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when…
-
8 July 2011 / Ecosystems
Who's coming to dinner
A shark in my hamburger Summer is finally here! As usual, we have waited for it all year long and…
-
8 April 2011 / Ecosystems
Protected areas
Taking a look at the past Protecting nature, at least as a general concept, has rather old origins; in fact…
-
15 March 2008 / Ecosystems
Biodiversity
Defining biodiversity Much is said about biodiversity and of the need to protect it. But what is biodiversity? And why…
-
1 November 2007 / Ecosystems
The environment and health
Two faces of the same coin The topic of the relationship between the environment and health is very transversal, i.e.…
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