2023-10-30 00:20:00
Did you know that there are communities that live in the desert, like in the Sahara? This place has extreme weather conditions, as temperatures can exceed 50º C, but even so, 2.5 million people live there.
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How do these people live there?
The space is 9 million square kilometers, between North Africa and the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, there are sand dunes, salt marshes, rocky plateaus and underground water or rivers.
Locomotion
But if the lifestyle is nomadic, that is, people move around a lot and don’t have a fixed location, how do they get around? For them it is something simple, as they use the art of navigating through landscapes, using the stars to orient themselves and find the correct direction at each time of the year.
Food
The diet of this group is based on dates and other foods derived from agriculture, which is possible when they manage to establish themselves in regions with fertile land. Furthermore, nomads raise animals such as goats, camels and sheep. This way, it is possible to have both dairy and meat.
Hydration
Water can be found in mine shafts. Furthermore, people use some techniques to store water. In an article from Câmera Record, for example, it was shown that the water that one of the families in the desert drinks is stored in the hide of a goat. This way, the liquid stays a little colder to withstand the desert heat.
With extreme heat, how can you not lose water from your body?
Knowledge of these communities is very important for their survival. Therefore, they dress in lighter colored clothes that are also loose. So, when the sun’s rays hit, they are reflected and completely cover the bodies, thus preventing people from becoming dehydrated.
Climate change: how are communities left?
All the knowledge acquired by nomads over the years is increasingly being put into play due to rising temperatures. For example, rain cycles have been altered, which has harmed everyone who lives there, including plants and animals.
Furthermore, there is the expansion of the desert, which causes human exploration to increase, thus there is greater deforestation. And, with climate change, the land becomes more prone to erosion, causing it to become worn out and the entire ecosystem threatened.
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