Why does the Earth have deserts?

Why does the Earth have deserts? And why is there a clear pattern of rainforests in the belt of the equator and deserts to the north and south of that? In the new MinuteEarth, Henry explains how a lot of hot air has determined the locations of the Earth's 'greens and browns'.

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