Overall consumer food inflation during the month rose to 5.25 percent in October, government data showed Thursday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation in August stood at 3.74 percent on cheaper vegetables, fruits and protein rich items, government data showed Monday.
Fact One. The Great Basin Desert is the largest U.S. desert at 200,000 square miles, occupying the land between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Range, the Columbia Plateau, and the Mojave and Sonoran deserts.ost of the desert falls between 4,000 and 6,500 feet, but the land includes peaks that stretch above 13,000 feet. The Great Basinâs 7 to 12 inches of annual precipitation falls throughout the year, rather than during specific seasons, and occurs primarily as snow.
Another example of a cold desert in Utah is the Great Basin area. The temperature ranges in cold desert biomes are extreme. The Great Basin area is one of the few deserts on the planet where the temperature often falls below freezing.It is cold enough in the Great Basin desert to snow in the winter. The Great Basin Desert in Utah has long periods of cold weather and somewhat higher precipitation than other deserts (10-20 inches).he Great Basin area is one of the few deserts on the planet where the temperature often falls below freezing. It is cold enough in the Great Basin desert to snow in the winter. The Great Basin Desert in Utah has long periods of cold weather and somewhat higher precipitation than other deserts (10-20 inches).