Rising desertification shows we can’t keep farming with fossil fuels
Wednesday 18 Dec 2024
Three-quarters of Earth’s land has become drier since 1990.
Droughts come and go – more often and more extreme with the incessant rise of greenhouse gas emissions over the last three decades – but burning fossil fuels is transforming our blue planet. A new report from scientists convened by the United Nations found that an area as large as India has become arid, and it’s probably permanent.
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