The following internet sites provide information about deserts and the process of desertification around the world. Learn how the actions of people in areas adjacent to the world's great deserts is resulting in the growth of these deserts over time (desertification).

http://wwwflag.wr.usgs.gov/USGSFlag/Land/desert/desert.html
The United States Geological Survey's Flagstaff Field Center hosts this web page devoted to wind erosion and deserts.

http://livingdesert.org/home.html
The Living Desert homepage offers visitors an introduction to the biology and geology of the deserts of the American west as well as information about deserts across the globe.

http://www2.nature.nps.gov/grd/usgsnps/mojave/mojave1.html
Learn about the geology of the Mojave desert in California, Nevada, and Arizona from the National Park Service.

http://www.nps.gov/moja/mojadewd.htm
More information on deserts from the National Park Service.

http://www.mrdowling.com/611-deserts.html
Deserts and the Sahel is a guide to deserts of the African continent maintained by Mike Dowling and Electronic Passport.

http://www.unccd.ch/
United Nations web site for the Convention to Combat Desertification. This site contains extensive information about international efforts to monitor and fight desertification.

http://www.desertusa.com/
The online Desert USA travel magazine offers interesting and informative multimedia articles about a multitude of desert-related topics.

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