Anyone who visits the Taklimakan Desert has to be prepared for some severe climatic conditions. This is the driest and warmest desert in all of China. On a clear day, an observer might see eight or ten tornadoes from a single viewpoint, and sandstorms in April and May can darken the midday sky until it looks like night. But because this ecoregion is so inhospitable to humans, it's also a biological oasis--the last refuge of wild bactrian camels, and one of the last homes of Asiatic wild asses.
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