Iranian Arid Lands Show Rapid Soil Degradation
A new study using hybrid machine learning models reveals that very high desertification in Iran's Yazd-Ardakan plain increased 60-fold between ...
Tag: desertification
Algerian Steppe Catchment Mapped for Desertification Risk Using Sentinel-2 and Soil Water Retention Data
A new study maps desertification sensitivity across the Oued-Sakni sub-catchment in central Algeria, classifying 43.6% of its surface as critical ...
Desert Shrub Rings Reveal How Monsoon and Westerlies Shape Northwest China’s Climate
Shrub-ring records from 26 sites across the Alxa Plateau show that moisture variability in China's arid northwest is governed by ...
Climate change and water overuse top expert ranking of threats to Spain’s freshwater ecosystems
A survey of Spanish water experts and interviews with Júcar river basin managers ranked 30 threats to freshwater ecosystems, with ...
Satellites Catch Early Warning Signals of Desertification in Northeastern Iran
A 20-year study of northeastern Iran used satellite-derived vegetation, salinity, and groundwater indicators to identify a 2015 breakpoint and early ...
Global review finds desertification model booming but rarely validated
The first systematic review of the MEDALUS desertification model finds explosive growth in its use since 2013, but only 6 ...
Satellite Record Reveals Two Decades of Greening in China’s Kubuqi Desert
A 24-year satellite analysis shows that more than 80 percent of China's Kubuqi Desert has experienced highly significant vegetation greening, ...
Dust-borne microbes connect deserts and cities, scientists urge joint restoration
Every gust of wind that sweeps across a dryland landscape does more than stir up dust. It launches an invisible ...
Thirty-One Years of Dune Planting in Algeria Reveals Which Shrub Best Restores Life to Shifting Sands
A 31-year dune fixation experiment in Algeria shows that retam shrubs support richer plant and grasshopper communities than tamarix or ...
Symbiosis Between Shelterbelts and Desert Industries Offers a New Path to Sustainable Sand Control
A multi-case study of China's Taklamakan Desert-fringe shelter-belt project reveals how six desert-based industries either thrived or collapsed depending on ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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