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Photo of a desert with white salt on the surface.
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Soil Salinization: A Rising Threat to Ecosystems and Global Food Security

by Nima Shokri, Amirhossein Hassani and Muhammad Sahimi 21 October 202418 October 2024

As soil salinization intensifies, it poses serious threats to ecosystems, soil health, global food security and socio-economic stability.

汉代长城是一层层长满青草的褐色结构。
Posted inNews

在中国长城寻找气候线索

by J. Besl 23 September 202423 September 2024

在中国的西北部,沙漠条件保存了长城最偏远的部分。科学家们正在探索着2000年前的建筑材料,以寻找该地区过去气候的迹象。

Illustration of soil desiccation cracking
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New Observations Provide Insight into Soil Desiccation Cracking

by Sujith Ravi 8 July 20241 July 2024

A new application of distributed fiber optic sensing provides early detection of soil desiccation cracking behavior and illustrates, for the first time, the phenomenon of soil crack breathing.

The Han dynasty wall is a brown structure of grass-filled layers.
Posted inNews

Looking for Climate Clues in China’s Great Wall

by J. Besl 2 January 202423 September 2024

Looking for Climate Clues in China’s Great Wall
In northwestern China, desert conditions have preserved the farthest reaches of the Great Wall. Scientists are now exploring 2,000-year-old building materials for signs of the region’s past climate.

一艘生锈的渔船停在沙漠里。
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咸海干涸后,中亚的粉尘变多

by Saima May Sidik 19 December 20229 May 2023

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 20229 May 2023

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.
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New Funding Fortifies Africa’s Great Green Wall

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer 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.
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La región agrícola más importante de la India se está desertificando

by G. Singh 28 January 202114 March 2023

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
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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

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 14 October 20192 March 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.

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