Geography's Greatest Mystery: Why Europe Has ZERO Deserts

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When you hear the word desert, chances are, you’d think of sun, sand, and might give you the feeling of thirst. Perhaps, cacti, vultures, scorpions or possibly camels and oases come to mind as well. But in truth, deserts come in all shapes and sizes and vary considerably from one part of the world to the next.[pics] Scientifically, a desert is an arid ecosystem that receives fewer than 10 inches of rain annually, and basically, deserts are defined by having a greater rate of annual evaporation than annual precipitation. And they do not have to be hot. Why Europe doesn't have any deserts
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[@CuriousReason]

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[@ade910]

Lots of mistakes in your video. 1) The area you outline in the US as "desert" is mostly semi-desert - a similar climate to roughly 50% of the geography of Spain. True desert climate in the US is in a very reduced area of the South West. 2) Europe does have desert climates - coastal Almería province is a true desert climate (not Tabernas which is at higher altitude). 3) There is nothing unusual about Tabernas. Even Madrid, the capital of Spain, is technically in a semi-desert climate. There are places as arid as Tabernas peppered all over Spain.

[@chiisuigintou]

Don't forget Ukraine oleshky desert, the Błędów desert, etc. Not to mention this idiot looking at a map that doesn't indicate anything about desertification.

[@chiisuigintou]

3:07 Not to mention, Spain has lots of water issues, having to adapt various ways to be conservative on water. Your entire video is complete bs and you should either delete it, fucking get it off the platform, or at least fucking adres your fucking mistake, you disinformative piece of fucking Schweinehund.

[@polarace1634]

There is a desert in Spain, the Tabernas desert, in Almería (280 km²).

[@D.Jay.]

Is it aSemi desert? Is it over the desert rain fall limit?

[@polarace1634]

@@D.Jay. Yes, It is a desert. The average annual precipitation of the Tabernas region is about 239 mm and the limit is 250 mm.

[@sliftylovesyou]

yes, he mentioned this at 2:37

[@ldelgg]

He mentioned it. But its a semi desert

[@Amen-Magi]

😂

[@NimbleBard48]

There's a desert (semi-desert?) in Poland called Błędów Desert that has an area of 32 km2 (12 sq mi).

[@CuriousReason]

Its safe to say, its a joke as compared to arid hot/cold deserts. 😁

[@NimbleBard48]

@@CuriousReason Very safe :)

[@kundeleczek1]

Basically it is more of a foretless sandr than desert. Quite interesting anyway.

[@MeowingWhale]

It’s not naturally occurring though

[@magnusevander7706]

@@CuriousReason Hum... we have the Bardenas desert in Spain... and its well knowed because it was use in many cowboy movies....

[@markog1999]

We have the UK which is a cultural desert...

[@HouseJawn]

Probably not according to the Brexit'ers

[@DrewWithington]

The French think the UK is a culinary desert.

[@chiisuigintou]

That is, some with the Netherlands though. Pukes when thinking about it. Aniway, the UK is good with biscuits. I don't want sugar or milk in my tea however. One thing, now that we're on the subject, wtf are Belgian buns? Whotf came up with a raisin cookie (rozijnenkoek) cover it with excessive amounts of glaze and throw a candied cherry on top? and than call this diabetes bun "Belgian bun"?

[@xnownxinc5680]

The European continent has no desert. Putin: Hold my Nukes. Mars arising

[@Amen-Magi]

0:30If you look at Europe, you will not see any desert Also Southern Europe:am i joke to you

[@chiisuigintou]

Also Ukraine, Poland, etc Not to mention 3:07 doesn't understand how dry Spain and how agriculture within the nation is such a challenge. This especially the past 30 or so years, with them having to be more and more conservative on water.

[@diogorodrigues747]

Actually this is false. There are some real deserts in Europe, all of them in Spain (the Tabernas, Monegros and Bárdenas deserts), and lots of areas around the European continent are really dry. Most of the Iberian Peninsula, which the exception of the NW areas, Malta and Ukraine are arid areas, some of them grasslands very similar to the ones in the US and others are semi-deserts because, despite looking like ones, they still don't achieve the criteria for them calling deserts. 00:39 LOL... no, it's not! 02:40 Tabernas is a real desert, not a semi-desert. And, in the Mediterranean, there is a West to East current, so moisture generally can't reach Iberia from the Mediterranean. The result is that most of Spain is really dry and looks like a desert, in some places even in Winter!

[@ameenahsf]

Only a few minutes in but this quality.. *chefs kiss*

[@nickknife9681]

"Deligradska peščara" ("peščara" from the word "pesak" meaning "sand") in Serbia. But we are turning it into a forest.

[@Kelpo45]

Amazing work as always, loved the video!

[@aitorbleda8267]

There are deserts (plural) in Spain. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernas_Desert

[@magnusevander7706]

Hum... we have the Bardenas desert in Spain... and its well knowed because it was use in many cowboy movies....

[@dnkal2875]

There is a real desert in Greece in the island of lemnos and I think it's only one that can be called a desert in Europe.

[@zimriel]

Thera is also historically very dry, requiring cisterns to supply its people.

[@stephanmitph]

There is a very very tiny desert in (East)Germany. It's called "Lieberoser Wüste" (Wüste = desert). Maybe 4 km². The area is used by russian and eastgerman military. They cut down all trees to exercise their war-games. Until today whose bombs are in the earth and explode sometimes in hot summers. P.S.: I see, you named this desert already. 😀

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

He literally mentioned it in the video lol

[@MantasDoesVideos]

And in spain and in crimea and in italy and in cyprus

[@emanemz2790]

Those beach photos are from Gran Canaria

[@Anony8289]

Europe has the arctic desert

[@malcolmreynolds4099]

this was a great video, thank you! i hope you will skyrocket with subs soon :-)

[@chiisuigintou]

Full of disinformation and complete and utter bullocks.

[@maxdilcon5679]

This dudes channel is amazing, it’s gonna blow up

[@chiisuigintou]

It's nothing more than disinformation and complete bullocks.

[@zaregilsa4999]

There's a desert in Ukraine - Oleshky Sands en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleshky_Sands

[@billysbees]

there is a desert in the greek island of Limnos maybe you 'd like to check it out? tip off and thank you for your work wich is GREAT by the way

[@necrommy6989]

Its not a desert but a salt flat, i know it from arma 3!

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

Denmark has a tiny desert on the northern tip of its peninsular

[@DrewWithington]

Is it called a sand dune?

[@haileymillsap8924]

Europe does have deserts. The Tabernas desert in Spain.

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsilica]

I am proud to say that i subscribed you when u had 10k subscribers.

[@edsel6988]

Same! Glad that this channel is nearing the 100k milestone XD

[@chiisuigintou]

And are one of the internet idiots, who believe this crap. This is disinformation and complete and utter bullocks. 3:07 Spain has a lot of problems, even having to adept a large amount of innovations towards water conservation. There are many deserts within Europe. This video is filled with so much disinformation, as well as maps wrongfully depicted and all, it rather sounds like a "American joke".

[@shrinidhi6920]

I'm astonished by the quality of the video and the choice of topics.. Just brilliant

[@chiisuigintou]

And the entire video is complete and utter bullocks.

[@czarlguitarl]

Spain's Tabernas desert feels so unseen right now :( why you no think Spain is in Europe? Did the Moors conquer it again and I missed the headlines??

[@andrurec]

Roumania have a little desert,Serbia have too,Ukraine have too,Italy,Spain sure and etc

[@matteboy_2780]

Only Europe can manage to get beat out by Antarctica with the amount of deserts

[@sonnykristiansen5561]

There are desert-like areas in Spain.

[@69Planets]

Why does this channel doesn't have more subs.

[@chiisuigintou]

Bc of disinformation and complete and utter bullocks? Good videos take time, lots of research and actually knowing wtf you're on about.

[@yyyy-ml9pr]

actually theres only one in europe which is located in poland

[@baarth8305]

What is the background music ??

[@Hamsteak]

Deserts 🏜 are pretty interesting and how the earth's climates work

[@CuriousReason]

I will try to make more geographical videos in the future 😊

[@Hamsteak]

@@CuriousReason Geography and Geopolitics are always a winner. But do keep making videos on other subjects like you have in the past. I like the variety you have.

[@alexanderlee5669]

Stop desert shaming us.

[@antonpalmer-smith4829]

So it doesn't snow in Antarctica or in the artic??(

[@augustolobo2280]

There's a desert in southern Spain

[@tonyselmanah7411]

Because God had blessed Europe

[@bigboyman5743]

Kalmykia, which is part of Europe has a cold desert.

[@JS-jh4cy]

What about parts of Cyprus are desert?

[@MantasDoesVideos]

"Europe dosent have any deserts" The mediterranean🗿

[@JasperKlijndijk]

good water and land management could prevent almost all deserts

[@Kostobran123]

The oldest desert in Europe is in Serbia, it is 12.000 years old desert named Deliblato Sands

[@erikmegkozeliti6732]

3:14 You forgot about overgrazing, invasive plant and animal species and one of the worst, direct farming next to natural water sources, there are deserts that have huge natural freshwater lakes, but they do not function as oases, there are no trees or shrubs around the lakes, this has nothing to do with Hadley cellic atmospheric circulations or coriolis, there must always be more life in the immediate vicinity of liquid water. Because these two listed reasons in the video do not explain the Sub-Sahara, nor the fact that in Central America the main forest zone begins at the latitude where the Sahara reaches its driest point.

[@miroslavhoudek7085]

That's not true, there are so many deserts in Europe: cheese cakes, cremé brulee and all that. Haven't watch the video yet but the title is clearly wrong.

[@abeceda103]

Dessert not desert

[@abeceda103]

Desert vs dessert 1. Geography Desert is an area of land less than ten inches of rainfall. 2. Cuisine Dessert is a sweet course at the end of a meal.

[@mrjonesyyy]

Isn't weather most related to ocean currents? I mean, humans sure don't help the spread of forests...

[@jcmendezify]

Alas, fast forward to 2022 and the Iberian peninsula 😳

[@Zeewman]

There is also a desert in Europe in Kazakhstan.

[@pokeiuri4159]

Make a vídeo about swimming

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

Metric please.

[@CuriousReason]

Sorry, my bad. Won't use the imperial system on scripts next time.

[@tessjuel]

@@CuriousReason Why not use both?

[@roguetheoutlander8800]

There is a kinda desert in Czech Republic (its not even 1 kilometer big but its still desert :3)

[@nopeyt3387]

The Sahara has “expanded” into southern sicily and spain

[@notinuse203]

Poland: am I joke to u

[@Dostoron]

hmm, it is kind of a desert belt wrapping lopsided around eurasia, going from north africa and spain to the ass end of north east sibiria.

[@randomlyselected8998]

At least we got sand at the coast

[@AustinPerdue]

Arguably Europe is not a continent? Eurasia has plenty of deserts.

[@chiisuigintou]

Europe has so as well and 3:07 the climate in Spain is quite dry, which is ideal 4 desertification, especially bc of climate change, what's a challenge towards agriculture and farmers have to be really conservative on water. Been to Spain since 1988 and water is a really big issue. Not only does this guy don't do any research, look again, he doesn't even understand how fucking maps work.

[@opinions-um1qk]

well that aged well

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Please use the metric system

[@CuriousReason]

Will do!

[@JS-jh4cy]

And Malta?

[@UHaulShorts]

Continent also ain't gotz no skyscrapas

[@GenericUrbanism]

Europe has lots of skyscrapers in cities like Frankfurt, Moscow, and London.

[@UHaulShorts]

@@GenericUrbanism EU not known 4 its hustle & bustle central biness distrix

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@GenericUrbanism well all of Europe together has less skyscrapers than Dubai ... There are a few here and there, but far from many

[@michaelsomething7674]

How about Iceland?

[@pleasedontkillme1185]

Pretty sure Iceland gets more than enough rain to not have any place considered a desert

[@bogi3232]

what about antarctica

[@D.Jay.]

If we are getting pedantic, then should we really be referring to the "European Continent" as a geologically identifiable individual landmass?

[@CuriousReason]

You are right, Eurasia is one landmass but generally, European "continent" ends with Ural Mountains to the west and it includes tiny little piece of Kazakhstan in the south-east.

[@D.Jay.]

@CuriousReason Yes you can draw arbitrary "continental" borders anywhere. Heck even North and South America use the term "Continental Divide" to describe their mountains, but they divide no named continents. It's no more of a geological term than "country" or "state." Too many people mistake continents for tectonic plate boundaries or climate/ zones. These are things that helped the social divisions that actually define continents but are not consistent boundaries metrics for continents. I reserve the right to mock the usage of Continents geologically as freely as I mock the U.S.A's various measurement systems!

[@CuriousReason]

@@D.Jay. Amen! you have all the right to mock socio-political terms being called in geological context and mock the American measurement system. I will gladly enjoy mocking the imperial system with you as I hate it myself but the reason being that my most viewers are from the North America, I used the imperial system and I reserve right to do that, sir. 😂

[@aguy9175]

There's desert in Spain, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Poland, Ukraine and more. This is incorrect

[@paulinhodasilva3961]

Spain has deserts

[@sonnykristiansen5561]

Europe is not a continent, Eurasia is.

[@mickeyray3793]

This video makes no sense. Europe's desert is Spain.

[@THEWIZARDDK3]

theres a desert in denmark named råbjerg mile. basically its a sand dune sweeping across the jutland peninsula.

[@theafrobook3347]

Is EUROPE REALLY A CONTINENT, or do you mean Eurasia?

[@zimriel]

Maybe because Europe isn't a continent but a subcontinent, like India.

[@daddyleon]

But Afro-Eurasia has the most deserts!!

[@Itsalloverrated]

Bledowska desert guys😂 in Poland😉🤭🤔

[@meegel3689]

The best

[@35906]

WRONG Dude you are WRONG Tabernas Desert is in Spain and Accona Desert is in Italy.

[@ericanell8933]

So if the artic is the worlds 2nd biggest desert, then europes biggest desert shouldnt be in an artic contry such as Rusia?

[@CuriousReason]

75% of Russia's territory is in the Asian part - Siberia and far east regions.

[@billynomates920]

@@CuriousReason 1:45 handily leaving the scandinavian parts of the arctic desert off of the map? most of their territory is in europe! and yes, i'm being petty and pedantic for jokes - it's a great video! 🙂

[@CuriousReason]

@@billynomates920 Arctic is no continent and belongs to number of countries in the north. But I would consider it as different landmass overall.

[@jabedhossain9961]

@@CuriousReason right

[@ak.5620]

Hi

[@ap3768]

First

[@woodscriatures5636]

There is no deserts on europe ?!! Dude go fishing ..

[@MzRogerz147]

That’s BS

[@nilsruggiero8503]

hey my guy europe is not a continent

[@SuperKevin6464]

Europe is not a continent. It is just west Asia.

[@That1HotMF]

Its not have u heard of tectonic continental plates ?

[@That1HotMF]

Europe is different from asia even from culture,history and land

[@nischaymiglani2617]

Europe is just a north-west Asia.

[@That1HotMF]

@@nischaymiglani2617 in ur dreams

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

If Europe is west Asia than the USA is North Mexico ...

[@wirliv]

CLICK BAIT!

[@DaremoTen]

Europe isn't a continent. It's a region of Eurasia.

[@iurope4834]

It is

[@Carreraturbos911]

Wtf

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

Uhm yeah actually it IS a continent

[@gagsdoublej4254]

Excuse me Sir/Madam Are you saved? If you died tonight are you going to heaven? Jesus loves you

[@cani5761]

Because europe isnt a continent

[@dicdicd1767]

Stop talking about inches and square miles! They don't exist outside of the US! You are wasting your video.