desertification
noun
de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion
di-ˌzər-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
: the process of becoming desert (as from land mismanagement or climate change)
Examples of desertification in a Sentence
The organization was awarded for its efforts to prevent further desertification in Africa.
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Increasing desertification and drought are pushing people toward cities, putting pressure on infrastructure and heightening tensions among communities.
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Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2022
Yu’s office walls display maps of China that document elevation, watersheds and flood paths, as well as biodiversity, desertification, ecological security, soil erosion and cultural heritage.
—Erica Gies, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2018
But land restoration can reverse the creeping tide of degradation, drought and desertification.
—Philip Lymbery and Leticia Carvalho, TIME, 7 June 2024
The World Bank has estimated that more than 216 million people could be driven from their homes by sea level rise, flooding, desertification and other effects of rising temperatures, according to The Washington Post last week.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
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Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2022
Yu’s office walls display maps of China that document elevation, watersheds and flood paths, as well as biodiversity, desertification, ecological security, soil erosion and cultural heritage.
—Erica Gies, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2018
But land restoration can reverse the creeping tide of degradation, drought and desertification.
—Philip Lymbery and Leticia Carvalho, TIME, 7 June 2024
The World Bank has estimated that more than 216 million people could be driven from their homes by sea level rise, flooding, desertification and other effects of rising temperatures, according to The Washington Post last week.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
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“Desertification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desertification. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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