Trees in the Desert

 I've been to the desert southwest. There are a surprising number of trees, shrubs, and bushes there.

Now AI has been taking a look at a different desert, the Sahara. They found hundreds of million trees in the study area of 1.3 million km2. And they were only counting the ones more than 3m2 in crown size.

Trees in dryland areas have never been extensively studied and their role in climate is unknown. But there appear to be a lot of them.

Deserts are not empty, people.