Winter’s last-ditch big freeze is about to make way for 100F record heat as the US sets stage for a "battle of the seasons".

This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous ...

As you can see from the climate graph, plants and animals in the desert have to cope with very little water. The climate is very hot. Summer day time temperatures can exceed 40°C. However ...

This mini-desert on Lemnos Island spans 17 acres, proving that even tiny wastelands exist and can come to form on small islands in the middle of a tropical paradise. Like a tourist who ...