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Why do desert regions have very little rainfall?

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Why do desert regions have very little rainfall?

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It’s the “very little rainfall” that defines a desert. It used to be any region where the annual rainfall did not exceed 10 inches. This included the Sahara desert of course, but surprisingly, also Antarctica!