The Gobi is a cold desert, and it is not uncommon to see frost and occasionally snow on its

dunes. Besides being quite far north, it is also located on a plateau roughly 910–1,520 meters
(3,000–5,000 ft) above sea level, which further contributes to its low temperatures. An average
of approximately 194 millimeters (7.6 in) of rain falls per year in the Gobi. Additional moisture
reaches parts of the Gobi in winter as snow is blown by the wind from the Siberian Steppes.
These winds cause the Gobi to reach extremes of temperature ranging from –40°C (-40°F) in
winter to +50°C (122°F) in summer.[2]

The climate of the Gobi is one of great extremes, combined with rapid changes of temperature,
not only through the year but even within 24 hours (by as much as 35 °C or 61 °F).

Temperature
Sivantse (1190 m) Ulaanbaatar (1150 m)
Annual mean -2.5 °C (27 °F) 2.8 °C (37 °F)
January mean -26.5 °C (-15.7 °F) -16.5 °C (2 °F)
July mean 17.5 °C (63.5 °F) 19.0 °C (66 °F)
Extremes 38.0 °C and -43 °C (100 °F and -45 °F) 33.9 °C and -47 °C (93 °F and -52 °F)
Even in southern Mongolia the thermometer goes down as low as -32.8 °C (-27 °F), and in Alxa
it rises as high as 37 °C (98.6 °F) in July.

Average winter minimals are a frigid -40 °C (-40 °F) while summertime temperatures are warm
to hot, highs range up to 50 °C (122 °F). Most of the precipitation falls during the summer.

Although the southeast monsoons reach the southeast parts of the Gobi, the area throughout this
region is generally characterized by extreme dryness, especially during the winter. Hence, the icy
sandstorms and snowstorms of spring and early summer plus early January (winter) location.

The Gobi (Mongolian: Говь, Govi, "semidesert"; Chinese: 戈壁; pinyin: Gēbì) is a large desert
region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia.
The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes
of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, and by the
North China Plain to the southeast. The Gobi is made up of several distinct ecological and
geographic regions based on variations in climate and topography. This desert is the fifth largest
in the world.

The Gobi is most notable in history as part of the great Mongol Empire, and as the location of
several important cities along the Silk Road.

The Gobi is a rain shadow desert formed by the Himalaya range blocking rain-carrying clouds
from reaching the Gobi.
 Plant life

Plants: The desert flora includes the Saxaul Tree, Saltwort, wild onions,
desert shrubb

Animals: The desert is a home for many different animals like black-tailed
gazelles, bactrian camels, wolves, marbled polecats, Mongolian wild ass, brown
bears, snow leopards, and sandplovers To survive in Gobi desert, the plants have to
lose their leaves until it rains again. They are gifted with long roots that absorb
water from a large area. Animals get their water from the food they eat, and come
out at nightery and grass
The Libyan Desert (Arabic: ‫ الصحراء الليبية‬Aṣ Ṣaḥrā' al Lībiya) is located in the
northern and eastern part of the Sahara Desert. It occupies Egypt west of the Nile
(the Egyptian portion is thus called the Western Desert), eastern Libya and
northwestern Sudan alongside the Nubian Desert. Covering an area of
approximately 1,100,000 km²,[dubious – discuss] it extends approximately 1100 km from
east to west, and 1,000 km from north to south, in about the shape of a rectangle.
Like most of the Sahara, this desert is primarily sand and hamada or stony plain.

Sand plains, dunes, ridges and some depressions (basins) typify the region, and no
rivers drain into or out of the area. The desert's Gilf Kebir plateau reaches an
altitude of just over 1000 m, and along with the nearby massif of Jebel Uweinat is
an exception to the uninterrupted territory of basement rocks covered by layers of
horizontally bedded sediments, forming a massive sand plain, low plateaus and
dunes.

The desert features a striking diversity of landscapes including mountains like

Jebel Uweinat (1980 m), the Gilf Kebir plateau, and sand seas as detailed below.
The Libyan Desert is barely populated apart from the modern settlements in
eastern Libya. The indigenous population might be described as Arabic and
Berber[1] in the north and Tubu in the south. In World War II the area became
famed as being the region of operations of the Siwa-based Long Range Desert
Group or LRDG, whose daring, vehicle-borne desert raids stretched as far west as
Murzuk.
 For plants to survive in the desert, they must invent ingenious ways to deal
with lack of water. Some species germinate within 72 hours of rainfall and sow
their seeds 2 weeks later. Shrubs and trees have extensive root systems which can
penetrate as far as 50 metres into the ground; tamarisk and acacia have short, fat
trunks that act as reservoirs for excess water. The seeds of ephemerals germinate
only after heavy rain, and then very quickly consume their entire life-cycle;
producing brightly coloured flowers to attract insects. Grasses, however, develop
large and complex root systems for collecting water over a wide area, enabling
them to survive when the over ground parts are scorched to death. Geophytes
survive by remaining underground as bulbs, and like ephemerals, they quickly
grow and develop when rain comes. Saharan succulents, like euphorbia, suck the
extra water to store for later.   Some insects collect moisture from the air and then
direct it as droplets of water into their mouths. While desert-ships (the camels)
vary their bodies' temperature according to the conditions: low when it is cool and
high when hot; when they are thirsty transpiration drops to zero

Wild animals include desert rodents, such as the desert hare and the jerboa;
hyenas; foxes, such as the fennec and the red fox; jackals; skunks; gazelles; and
wildcats. The poisonous adder and krait are among the reptiles that inhabit the
scattered oases and water holes. Native birds include the wild ringdove, the
partridge, the lark, and the prairie hen. Eagles, hawks, and vultures are also

People
Almost all Libyans speak Arabic, the country’s official language. They claim
descent from the Bedouin Arab tribes of the Banū Hilāl and the Banū Sulaym, who
are said to have invaded the Maghrib in the 11th century. The government’s
embrace of Arab nationalism has reduced Western influences, although English is
still widely used as a second language in international business and politics. At the
beginning of the 21st century, Libya’s population included a substantial number of
foreign migrant workers—largely from sub-Saharan African countries—
temporarily residing in the country. The tribe (qabīlah), a form of social
organization that allowed the grouping of nomadic peoples scattered across the
country’s vast spaces, was the foundation of social order for much of Libya’s
history.