Question

what is one major environmental problem that are prominent in deserts and how humans have influenced or are influenced by this problem

Answer 1

One major environmental problem that are prominent in deserts is lack of water or dryness and high temperatures of the deserts which already is the reason why normal flora and fauna cannot survive in deserts.

However due to recent human influences resulted in global warming and a slight increase in the temperature has drastically impacted the lives of very few species of plants and animals which were earlier able to somehow cope with the extreme desert conditions making it more tough for their survival. Also activities such as firewood gathering and the grazing of animals are responsible for the conversion of semiarid regions into deserts by the process known as desertification which is increasing the desert area. Also some human communities who are living in the deserts are facing the problem of shortage of water, food and the temperatures are also making it hard for those communities to thrive and develop in such conditions making their survival a tough challenge.