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How old is the Gobi desert?

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I loved reading about Genghis Kahn for a project a year or so back and your question caught my interest. So I tried searching for climate variations in the Cretaceous for the Gobi and found this paper from an article published in Natural History magazine, even though it's 16 years old. read more

The Gobi is a rain shadow desert, formed by the Himalayan mountain range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean reaching the Gobi territory. Logically it means Gobi desert may be younger or equal to the age of Himalayas . Himalayas formed in Cretaceous that is 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago. read more

The Gobi Desert is expanding at an alarming rate, in a process known as desertification. The expansion is particularly rapid on the southern edge into China, which has seen 3,600 km 2 (1,390 sq mi) of grassland overtaken every year by the Gobi Desert. read more

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