Extreme Environments Concept Corners

glacial areas hot and arid distribution Extreme environments extreme environments Extreme environments relief characteristics flash floods climatic characteristics intensity of rainfall distribution natural desertification change over time Extreme environments retreat of glaciers transportation erosion cirque Extreme environments glacial trough frost-heave pingos Extreme environments freeze-thaw solifluction chemical weathering wind rock pedestals Extreme environments physical weathering agricultural opportunities irrigation salinisation arid areas Extreme environments cold environments mineral extraction challenges Extreme environments arid environments challenges power opportunities Extreme environments tourism possibilities desertification acceleration Extreme environments management civil society organisations indigenous groups TNCs Increasing competition for access to resources in extreme environments Extreme environments global climate change management impacts Extreme environments adaptation by local populations