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Why Arid Regions Experience Flash Floods Despite Low Rainfall

Quick fact

A single intense storm in an arid region can produce more runoff than a year's worth of rainfall in a temperate forest.

Why this is interesting

You might think deserts are dry, dusty places with little water. So how do sudden, devastating floods – like those in Death Valley or the Sahara – occur from a single rainstorm?