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Desertification

一艘生锈的渔船停在沙漠里。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

咸海干涸后,中亚的粉尘变多

by Saima May Sidik 19 December 202219 December 2022

随着世界第四大湖泊的消失,风从沙漠中扬起大量粉尘,散播到中亚地区,引发了人们对公共卫生的担忧。

A rusty fishing boat sits in a sandy desert.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

When the Aral Sea Dried Up, Central Asia Became Dustier

by Saima May Sidik 30 November 202219 December 2022

Winds kick up large amounts of dust from the desert that has formed as the world’s fourth largest lake has disappeared, spreading it around the region and raising concerns about public health.

African women plant seedlings as part of the Great Green Wall.
Posted inNews

New Funding Fortifies Africa’s Great Green Wall

by Tim Hornyak 9 March 20215 October 2021

With increased investment and renewed interest, a project to halt land degradation across the Sahel aims to transform the landscape—and people’s lives.

Un agricultor se agacha sobre suelo seco y agrietado en su granja en Punjab.
Posted inNews

La región agrícola más importante de la India se está desertificando

by G. Singh 28 January 20212 September 2022

El cultivo de arroz consume más agua de la que el Punjab puede recargar. Si continúan las tasas de riego actuales, el estado vaciará sus reservas de agua subterránea dentro de 20 años.

A farmer crouches on dried, cracked soil on his farm in Punjab
Posted inNews

India’s Food Bowl Heads Toward Desertification

by G. Singh 30 July 20202 September 2022

Water-guzzling rice consumes more water than Punjab can recharge. If current irrigation rates continue, the state will empty its groundwater reserves within 20 years.

Greenery forefronts an image of a dust storm clouding the horizon
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Dusting Off the Arid Antiquity of the Sahara

by Sarah Derouin 14 October 201926 January 2023

New research on the geochemistry of Canary Islands paleosols shows that the Sahara has been an arid dust producer for at least 4.8 million years.

An abandoned desert town in Namibia
Posted inOpinions

Will the Desert Darken Your Door?

by Manuel Villar-Argaiz 20 March 20192 November 2021

Wildfires are becoming more common as climate changes. So too are the arid landscapes that spread in their wake.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Future Looks Drier as Drylands Continue to Expand

by J. Huang and C. Fu 9 November 201718 October 2021

A recent article in Reviews of Geophysics examined the areas of land globally that are classified as drylands and the impact of their growth on human communities.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Soil Crusts Play a Dual Role in Desertification

by L. Strelich 16 February 201616 February 2016

Rain falling on bare soil can form a hard crust that prevents further infiltration. But do these crusts worsen land degradation or help to prevent it?

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