Namib

Desert

The Namib Desert stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to parts of Angola and South Africa.
Its altitude is 2,606 m (8,550 ft).
Has 4 inches of rainfall per year inland.
In the warm season, the temperature ranges from 58 to 67 F (14 to 20 C).
In the cold season, the temperature then ranges from 46 to 57 F (9 to 14).
In summer daytime temperatures are around 113 F, but freezing at night.
In winter daytime temperatures were around 82 F and can drop to 33.8 F
Important weather events include:
o December-March (hot with thundershowers)
o April-May (potential rain, temp slowly drops)
o June-September (no precipitation, severely cold nights)
o October-November (temperature increases, hot again, rain begins again)
 Flora
o Welwitschia Mirabilis
Ostriches o Camelthorn Tree
Omumborombonga tree o Wild Ebony
o Ringwood Tree
o Euphorbia Visora
o Aloe Dichotoma
o Cladoraphis spinosa
o Salsola dwarf shrub
o Sarcocaulon
Patersonii
o Omumborombonga
tree

Fauna
o Mountain Zebra
o Gemsbok
Euphorbia Visora o Short-Eared Elephant
Camelthorn Tree Shrew
o Grants golden mole
o Karoo bustard
o Peringueys Adder
o Springbok Antelope
o Ostriches
o Sand Grouse
o Vultures
o Warthogs
o Namib Desert Beetle
o Lepidochora
Namib Desert Beetle discoidalis beetle
Short-Eared Elephant o Meerkats
o Desert Elephant
Shrew

Human Interaction
There is little to no human interaction within the Namib Desert because of its lack of cities or
towns. Humans do cause deforestation and alterations to the Carbon Cycle
High quality gemstones and leather
Threats to Biodiversity include unsustainable land practices, mining, and illegal plant harvesting
Examples of endangered species in Namib Desert are African Lion and Golden Mole
Current conservation efforts are the WWF-Supported conservancy movement (gives local
communities responsibility and right of ownership over their natural resources and wildlife