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More than 75 percent of the globe became permanently drier over the past three decades, according to a report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report ...
In a world where water is life, the news that over 75 percent of the Earth's land has become permanently drier since 1990 is nothing short of alarming. According to a recent report from the United ...
Some 77.6% of Earth’s land experienced drier conditions during the three decades leading up to 2020 compared to the previous 30-year period, according to the landmark report from the UN ...
77.6%: Proportion of Earth's land that experienced drier climates from 1990–2020 compared to the previous 30 years. 40.6%: Global land mass (excluding Antarctica) classified as drylands, up from 37.5% ...
77.6% of Earth's land has become drier in the last three decades compared to the 30 years prior, with drylands expanding by an area larger than India to cover 40.6% of the land on Earth, except ...
A report from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) shows that more than three-quarters of all land on Earth has become permanently drier over the last 30 years. Since 1990, arid ...
More than three-quarters of land on Earth became permanently drier in the last three decades, according to a major new study. A total of 77.6% of land on the planet experienced drier climates from ...
More than 75 percent of the globe became permanently drier over the past three decades, according to a report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report ...
Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in recent decades, UN ...