As a rule, desert nights are:

a. warmer than those of humid climates of the same latitude.
b. only slightly different in temperature from desert days.
c. cloudier than the days, creating a marked "greenhouse effect" to slow down outward radiation.
d. significantly lower in temperature than desert days.


D

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