What are the environmental threats to the desert?

Learn about what threatens our deserts and how you can help. ... https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/desert-threats.html ... But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. read more

Off-road vehicles, when used irresponsibly, can cause irreparable damage to desert habitats. Oil and gas production may disrupt sensitive habitat. And nuclear waste may be dumped in deserts, which have also been used as nuclear testing grounds. read more

Desert Threats Because of the lack of rainfall in the desert, plants take longer to grow, which leads to less animals and faster desertification which is a big issue facing our world. Current our deserts cover 1/5 of the world, but because of human activities deserts are expanding. read more

This environmental sensitivity means that deserts face many threats, both from human activity as well as from natural climate cycles. Climate Patterns Natural weather variability can drastically alter the temperatures and amount of rainfall of any given region. read more