The violent storms seen is the rare rain you'll actually see in a desert. It rains rarely but when it does, they're violent storms that come along with the rain. |
The picture of a desert is describing the environment itself.
The goats, and camels are shown because it was a big part of the desert. They are what people usually travel on and often categorized with the desert. |
The nomads are shown in this because they migrated through the desert in the sixth century.