This text is missing some spaces, please add them: Butwehavealllongknownthatthedesertisalive-andoffersahabitatforplants,too.
But we have all long known that the desert is alive - and offers a habitat for plants, too.

This text is missing some spaces, please add them: Damagedheatducts/leakageofburiedsteamlines
Damaged heat ducts/leakage of buried steam lines

This text is missing some spaces, please add them: Thegameofcrapshassocalledsmartbets,whichareeasytodefine.Thebetsyouchoosedeterminetheoutcome.
The game of craps has so called smart bets, which are easy to define. The bets you choose determine the outcome.