i think the answer would be "in both eastern and western hemispheres"
They affect it by off roading with trucks and more and that messes up the desert floor for animals to camoflauge like snakes.
Rainfall and temperature can affect the rate in which rocks weather. High temperatures and greater rainfall increase the rate of chemical weathering. Minerals in a rock buried in soil will therefore break down more rapidly than minerals in a rock that is exposed to air.
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