Just finished reading this book, which is an absolute classic, and explores some of the world's deserts through a number of stories.There are stories of the Aral Sea's decline, told in a different way; of the migrants trying to cross the Sonoran Desert; of the Burning Man festival and its impact on the desert; of the early explorers in the Taklamakan; of the Empty Quarter of Oman; and the changing histories of the Great Victorian Desert in Australia.
Beautiful descriptions, and further reminders that the deserts are anything but dead: Andrew Goudie would definitely approve...
One for drylands too...
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