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Rain Shadow Effect – Death Valley and Sequoia

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Rain Shadow Effect – Death Valley and Sequoia
Death Valley is on the driest places in North America – but only about a 100 miles from a forest of Giant Sequoia trees. How can these two completely different ecosystems exist right next to each other?

Death Valley is one of the driest places in North America – but only about 100 miles from a forest of Giant Sequoia trees. How can these two completely different ecosystems exist right next to each other?