Any hat with a piece of cloth attached to the back will give some protection to the head and back of the neck but it is
better to copy the headgear of desert peoples.
If you are stuck in the desert without sunglasses, you can improvise by making a slit in a piece of cloth just big enough to pass a coin, which you can wear over the eyes.
You should not abandon clothing in the desert because of the weight, come nightfall, you will need it.
If you don't have boots, make puttee bandages to cover your feet. Take a piece of cloth, cut 2 bands of 2 inches wide by 3
feet long. Roll these ones in spirals starting at the upper part of your shoes, so the sand wont filter in them. You can manufacture sandals using pieces of old tires, but you must also protect the upper part of your feet against sunburns.
Soot from a fire smeared below the eyes will reduce glare reflected from the skin.
Most desert illnesses are caused by excessive exposure to sun and heat. They can be avoided by keeping head and body covered and remaining in shade until sundown.
Constipation and pain in passing urine are common and salt deficiency can lead to cramps.
The lowest piece of dry land on Earth is the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel and Jordan. It has continued to sink for several years.
In a desert survival situation, drink whenever you are thirsty, no matter the quantity of
water you may have, small or big. Rationing will not help.
In a desert survival situation, travelling only at dusk, dawn, and under the cover of night can reduce your exposure to the sun and significantly increase survivability.
Along the sea you can find soft water and dampen your clothes which will help preserve your body moisture.
Continued heavy sweating on the body, coupled with rubbing clothing can produce blockages in the sweat gland and an uncomfortable skin irritation known as prickly heat.
In the desert even the most trivial wound is likely to become infected if not dealt with right away. Thorns are easily picked up and should be pulled out as soon as possible.
Many war pilots have saved their lives by drinking as much water as they could before any operation over the desert. It was the water in their body not in their bottle that kept them alive.
In the desert heat, thirst itself can not indicate you the required quantity of water that your body needs. You can drink enough water to quench your thirst and still suffer from dehydration.
Drinking cold water too fast will give a dehydrated person sever stomach cramps cramps. It is better to drink water slowly, and at room temperature.
Losing 5% of your bodyweight to dehydration can will cause shakines and nausea. Loosing from 6% to 10% of your bodyweight can cause dizziness, headache, breathing difficulties, pricking in the arms and legs, dry mouth, livid complexion, slurred speech and the inability to walk.
The temperature of a typical lightning bolt's is hotter than the surface of the sun.
Nearly one million people die of measles each year worldwide.
Piranha fish can grow to over two feet long.
7% of the Earth is covered by tropical rainforests.
The Atacama Desert in Chile contains Calama, the driest place on earth.
A mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water in a single day.
Camel meat tastes similar to Cow beef.
Some volcanos have enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 kilometers into the atmosphere.
Alaska has more earthquakes in one year than all of the other states in the United States combined.
The world's worst earthquake occurred in Egypt and Syria in 1201, over 1 million people are thought to have died.
There are approximately 5,000 earthquakes every single year in Alaska.
Aside from humans, the armadillo is the only species of animal that can get leprosy.
Over 20% the world's oxygen supply is produced in the Amazon rainforest.
The Finnish word tundra translates into English as "treeless plain."
The Arctic Ocean covers an area of approximately 14,056,000 square miles.
Starting in the early 1700's, Russia began exiling criminals and political prisoners to the frozen desert of Siberia.
Approximately 900 million trees are cut down each year to make the raw materials needed for pulp mills and paper in the United States.
