These variables, the analysis reveals, drive proximate causes of desertification such as the expansion of cropland and overgrazing, the extension of infrastructure, increased aridity, and wood ...

Guns are the leading cause of death for US children and teens, since surpassing car accidents in 2020. Firearms accounted for nearly 19% of childhood deaths (ages 1-18) in 2021, according to the ...

Firearm injuries are a leading cause of death among young children and teenagers in the United States. By Roni Caryn Rabin Julvonnia McDowell was making dinner one evening when she got a call ...

Experts Advise World Policies To Cope With Causes, Rising Consequences Of Creeping Desertification Date: December 14, 2006 Source: United Nations University Summary: About 200 experts from 25 ...

The direct causes of desertification can be broadly divided between those relating to how the land is – or isn’t – managed and those relating to the climate. The former includes factors such as ...

As global temperatures rise and the human population expands, more of the planet is vulnerable to desertification, the permanent degradation of land that was once arable. While interpretations of ...