This is why it gets frigid in deserts at night

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Why are the temperatures in the Sahara desert so fluctuating and how do the plants and animals adapt to real changes?

The Sahara desert in Africa changes dramatically from day to night.

If you look closely, Sahara plants and animals have different variations than other desert dwellers.
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Temperatures in the Sahara can fall during the setting sun, from an average high of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) during the day to an average low of 25 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 4 degrees Celsius) during night, according to NASA.

According to a Living Science report, heat and humidity are the main factors contributing to temperature changes. Sand gets hot very quickly so when the sun shines bright, it absorbs all the heat that is concentrating on the surface. The lightweight material is also good at reflecting the heat into the surrounding air, making it too hot.

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During the day, sandy radiation of solar energy heats the air and causes temperatures to rise. However, at night, most of the heat in the sand quickly radiates into the air and when the ambient solar temperature does not begin to drop significantly.

As explained in the Science Times, the main reason for net temperature changes in deserts is air dryness and deserts are almost like the Atacama desert and the Sahara Desert so there is more potential in heat to capture water in the air and water to capture heat in the sand .

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Plants, which are more susceptible to frost, simply avoid growing in areas with night temperatures below zero.
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Wild animals are well adapted to extreme desert temperature changes. “It tends to be a relatively small problem for them,” the Living Science Dale DeNardo, an environmental physicist at Arizona State University who specializes in wildlife, said, “The biggest challenge is getting enough food and water to survive.”

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Cold-blooded reptiles are smaller here; therefore, they get warm nooks at night or cool showers during the day. Camels have a kind of fat and thick fur, with warm blood – this way they don’t heat up too much during the day and they don’t freeze at night. Birds here use ‘evaporative cooling’ by using water to move heat away.

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