Did you know that the largest desert on Earth is Antarctica? And the second largest is Arctic? And only then comes Sahara!
Well, I knew that because Hal Heathwole taught a Desert Ecology course that many of my buddies in grad school took. But if you don't believe me, check out the Wikipedia page about deserts.
And then, don't stop at that. Do you have a blog? If not, start one. If yes, sit down and write a post about a desert. Then send it to the very first edition of the Carnival of the Arid:
Submissions should have something to do with a desert somewhere in the world. (If you're not sure whether your work is desert-related, check out this definition at Wikipedia, and if you're still not sure, send it in anyway.) Submissions can be scientific in nature, or history, or travelog. Images are welcome, photographic or otherwise. Discussions of culture and politics are welcome if they're desert-related. The one restriction, other than geographical, is that -- at least when I'm compiling it -- paeans to destroying the desert probably won't make it. (Developers and ORVers take note.) Paeans to preserving or protecting the desert are fine, as are alerts of current pressing issues.
If you are not sure about participating in a carnival, read this first. Then tune in on Saturday for the session Blog carnivals: why you should participate at ScienceOnline'09 and you may change your mind.
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Comments
who did your blog title? It looks really good. I'm trying to create a nice one for my website. Can you point me in the right direction?
Posted by: VA Loans | January 13, 2009 2:18 PM
Under the banner there is a button "Banner Art" with the relevant link.
Posted by: Coturnix | January 13, 2009 2:19 PM