Why are earth's major deserts located 30° latitude

Drying Deserts with Air. Deserts cover around 20% of the Earth and are on every continent. They are mainly found around 30 to 50 degrees latitude, called the midlatitudes. ... Because the cooling air is above the equator, the moisture rains back down on the tropics.

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