Sandboarding is the desert's answer to snowboarding, offering thrilling rides down sand dunes with specially designed sandboards. It's popular in desert locations worldwide and on beach sand dunes, and there are even sandboarding competitions held every year.
Coastal deserts are deserts located in coastal areas, generally at the western edges of continents near the tropics. Coastal deserts are characterized by low levels of precipitation, high evaporation rates, and sparse vegetation. Winds off the coast blows in an easterly pattern and prevents the moisture from moving onto the…
When one thinks of typical desert house plants, cacti and succulents immediately come to mind. In reality, there are multiple varieties of drought-resistant plants that can survive the large temperature changes, lack of water, and extreme weather conditions typical of desert areas. There are a number of fruits and vegetables…
Clay Bertram may be one of Australia's youngest CEOs, and surely one of the very few "sand surfing entrepreneurs" out there. At the age of 11, Clay (or "Squid", as friends call him) followed the steps of his grandfather — retired cabinet maker John Bertram — in what turned out…
Chicago-born visual artist Eileen Muza ditched her old life and moved to Cisco, a then-abandoned ghost town in the High Desert of Utah, of which she became the sole resident in 2015. Her goal? To rebuild the abandoned town and turn Cisco into a community of artists. When she was…
American billionaire Marc Lore, former CEO of Walmart, has announced a utopian project for the creation of Telosa, a sustainable $400 billion metropolis he hopes to create in the American desert. The ambitious proposal, which should cover about 106 square kilometers, will accommodate 5 million people and promises an ecological…
The sports industry worldwide faces major disruption due to the effects of global warming in the next decades, according to recent studies. Snowsports such as snowboarding, downhill skiing and sledding are likely to be most affected by climate change due to temperatures rising and glaciers shrinking in size. Nearly one…
Big plans have been announced for the community of Desert Color in St. George, Utah. The 3.400 acre masterplanned community welcomed its first residents in December 2019 and has been expanding ever since. A new development project will bring a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel-resort to Desert Color, local news report.…
Something truly unexpected happened last month in Chile, when the sand dunes of the Atacama Desert were suddenly springing with life, with plants and flowers turning the landscape into a rainbow of colors. Atacama Desert Before and After the Blooming Chile's Atacama desert is the driest place on Earth. Rainfall…
Originally published on November 15th, 2022 Hundreds of people are forced to set camp in the Mojave desert in response to the current housing crisis in Los Angeles County, VICE News reports. Over 200 people have been asked to leave the city limits for the open desert, where they often…
A dune buggy is a type of all-terrain vehicle especially suited for riding on sand dunes. Dune buggies have essential bodywork and very wide wheels, and are lightweight enough to be driven on soft sand. Dune buggies look similar to other off-road vehicles, but with no fixed roof or conventional…