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The sahara desert is a result of the atlas mountains blocking moisture from the sea this is called?

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This is known as orographic rainfall and after this process, the air is dry because it has lost most of its moisture over the Atlas Mountains. ... This second extreme rain shadow effect partially explains the extreme aridity of the eastern Sahara Desert, which is the driest and the sunniest place on the planet.

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