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A region is '''arid''' when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the [[Individual growth|growth]] and [[morphogenesis|development]] of plant and animal life. Environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called [[Deserts and xeric shrublands|xeric]] or [[desert]]ic. Most "arid" climates straddle the [[Equator]]; these places include parts of [[Africa]], [[Asia]], [[Arid Diagonal|South America]], [[Central America]], and [[Australia]]. |
A region is '''arid''' when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the [[Individual growth|growth]] and [[morphogenesis|development]] of plant and animal life. Environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called [[Deserts and xeric shrublands|xeric]] or [[desert]]ic. Most "arid" climates straddle the [[Equator]]; these places include parts of [[Africa]], [[Asia]], [[Arid Diagonal|South America]], [[Central America]], and [[Australia]]. |
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A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. Environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic. Most "arid" climates straddle the Equator; these places include parts of Africa, Asia, South America, Central America, and Australia.
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The distribution of aridity observed at any one point in time is largely the result of the general circulation of the atmosphere. The latter does change significantly over time through climate change. For example, temperature increase (by 1.5–2.1 percent) across the Nile Basin over the next 30–40 years could change the region from semi-arid to arid, resulting in a significant reduction in agricultural land. In addition, changes in land use can result in greater demands on soil water and induce a higher degree of aridity.
See also
- Aridity index
- Arid Forest Research Institute
- Desert climate
- Desiccation tolerance
- Drought
- Relative humidity
- Vapor pressure
References
- Griffiths, J. F. (1985) 'Climatology', Chapter 2 in Handbook of Applied Meteorology, Edited by David D. Houghton, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 0-471-08404-2.
- Durrenberger, R. W. (1987) 'Arid Climates', article in The Encyclopedia of Climatology, p. 92–101, Edited by J. E. Oliver and R. W. Fairbridge, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, ISBN 0-87933-009-0.
- Stadler, S. J (1987) 'Aridity Indexes', article in The Encyclopedia of Climatology, p. 102–107, Edited by J. E. Oliver and R. W. Fairbridge, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, ISBN 0-87933-009-0.
- Blue Peace for the Nile Report, 2009, Strategic Foresight Group
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