The expert answers. Jody, When premature labor is diagnosed, medications (tocolytics) can be used to decrease the frequency and intensity of contractions. In some instances, such as seen with chorioamnionitis (an infection of the placental membranes), medical treatment is usually ineffective.
The Thar Desert is the most densely populated desert in the world, with a population density of 83 people per km 2. In India, the inhabitants comprise Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs.
The driest deserts in the world are the inland Sahara desert in northern Africa and the Atacama desert in Chile, both receiving around 1.5 centimeters (.6 inches) of rain in an average year. In many cases, precipitation events in deserts occur as torrential, if brief, storms.