On Desert Living for Humans : Water, Shade, Sun, Heat (and ice!).
a semi-humorous essay for a holiday weekend...
A desert is an ecosystem adapted to less than nine inches of annual rainfall. Humans are 80% water by volume. As they say in marketing, this does NOT sound like a good fit. Humans evolved in arid grasslands…but not deserts. The whole concept of a desert seems extraterrestrial if you’re reading this essay in the norther…
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