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Deserts frequently plunge to freezing temperatures at night

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Pack a parka for the scorching wasteland. Without any moisture in the air to trap the blistering daytime heat, arid landscapes immediately dump all their warmth back into the atmosphere the second the sun sets, leaving you violently shivering in the dark.

Deserts frequently plunge to freezing temperatures at night
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