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Winter in the Gobi Desert can plunge below −40°C

Winter in the Gobi Desert can plunge below −40°C

The Gobi Desert of Mongolia and China is not only dry — winter cold can plunge below −40°C, making it one of the most extreme cold deserts on Earth.

Continentality, elevation, and clear skies let heat escape at night while summers can still scorch, creating fierce annual swings.

Desert does not mean forever hot. The Gobi teaches that aridity and deep freeze can share the same address.

Shahzad Mahota Shahzad Mahota @shahzad-mahota

Winter in the Gobi Desert can plunge below −40°C