Questions tagged [desert]
concerned with the formation of deserts (areas receiving very little precipitation) and processes occurring specifically within deserts
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Desert greening - Do we have long term (several decades) data on precipitation around the Sahara?
This article of desert greening states that some areas around the Sahara have seen increased plant growth in recent decades, caused by global warming. The causal chain would be warmer air can hold ...
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Could saltwater be useful for greening deserts and sequestering CO2?
Desert greening is the conversion of deserts into moister environments with more vegetation. This could be used to combat desertification and (by sequestering CO2) climate change, and also to increase ...
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Global climate change
We all know that global climate change is becoming a big real change that is affecting the world's ecosystems and life cycles.
Will global climate change affect the hot areas of the world or deserts ...
