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            • désertification
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            • La désertification est un phénomène naturel ou non qui a pour origine des variations climatiques et/ou les conséquences d'activités humaines. Ce mot décrit une aridification locale, reflétant la dégradation des terres menant à des conditions biotiques de type désertique. Wikipédia - by Kévin Bacquet
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            • Un tiers de la superficie des terres émergées du globe (4 milliards d’hectares) est menacé par la désertification, et plus de 250 millions de personnes sont directement affectées par ce problème. 24 milliards de tonnes de sols fertiles disparaissent chaque année. Entre 1991 et 2000, les sécheresses ont entraîné la mort de plus de 280 000 personnes; elles représentent 11% de l’ensemble des catastrophes naturelles liées à l’eau. - Année internationale de l'eau douce by Kévin Bacquet
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            • ερημοποίηση
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            • Η υποβάθμιση του εδάφους λόγω κλιματικής αλλαγής, μη ορθών μεθόδων καλλιέργειας, διάβρωσης κτλ. Own research - by Anastasia Naoumi (X)
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            • «Οι μελέτες δείχνουν πως το 35% του εδάφους της Ελλάδας απειλείται σοβαρά από αυτό το φαινόμενο, το 49% είναι σε μέτριο κίνδυνο και το 16% σε χαμηλό...», είπε χαρακτηριστικά ο Κ. Κοσμάς, ο οποίος παράλληλα εξήγησε τον όρο «ερημοποίηση» λέγοντας: «Πρόκειται για την υποβάθμιση του εδάφους και της βλάστησης σε τέτοιο βαθμό ώστε να μην μπορεί στον τόπο αυτό να αναπτυχθεί ούτε γεωργία, ούτε κτηνοτροφία, ούτε δάση. - Newspaper Ethnos by Anastasia Naoumi (X)
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            • ørkenspredning
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            • ørkenspredning, forvandling af områder med naturlig eller kulturskabt vegetation til golde ørkenlandskaber. Dette kan både skyldes klimaændringer og menneskers udnyttelse af jorden. Den Store Danske Encyklopædi - by Anna Haxen
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            • Begrebet ørkenspredning (eng. desertification) vandt fodfæste i den globale miljødebat efter nogle alvorlige tørkeår syd for Sahara i 1970'erne; tørken resulterede i hungersnød og flygtningestrømme og fik stor international bevågenhed (se Sahel). - Den Store Danske Encyklopædi by Anna Haxen
            • Millioner af verdens fattigste mennesker er truet af ørkenspredning. Hvert år bliver ca. 70.000 kvadratkilometer frugtbar jord - halvanden gange Danmarks størrelse - forvandlet til ørken. - viden.jp.dk (Jyllands-Posten) by Anna Haxen
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            • penggurunan
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            • proses perubahan lahan menjadi gurun Own research - by Wiyanto Suroso
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            • Biro Kehutanan Negara Tiongkok telah mulai melaksanakan sebuah rencana pencegahan pasir di seluruh negeri, berupaya membendung kecenderungan ekspansi penggurunan sampai tahun 2010. - CRI Online by Wiyanto Suroso
            • Penggurunan berpotensi mengganggu keseimbangan bumi dengan peningkatan suhu di daratan suhu udara di daratan sehingga kestabilan siklus udara yang sebelumnya sudah berlangsung akan terganggu. - Dunia Kecil Milik Sheilla by Wiyanto Suroso
            • Sebagai salah satu wujud kepedulian pemerintah Indonesia, pada akhir tahun 2006, bersamaan dengan penyelenggaraan Puncak Aksi Rehabilitasi Hutan dan Lahan di Provinsi NTB, Departemen Kehutanan juga mencanangkan Peringatan Tahun Internasional untuk Mencegah Penggurunan. Tujuannya untuk menyadarkan semua pihak betapa pentingnya kita mewaspadai kemungkinan berubahnya lahan-lahan kritis menjadi gurun pasir. - Departemen Kehutanan Republik Indonesia by Wiyanto Suroso
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            • sa mạc hóa
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            • Sa mạc hóa là hiện tượng suy thoái đất đai ở những vùng khô cằn, gây ra bởi sinh hoạt con người và biến đổi khí hậu. Khuynh hướng sa mạc hóa gần đây đã tăng nhanh trên toàn thế giới phần vì áp lực dân số và nhu cầu trồng trọt và chăn nuôi. Wikipedia - by Tiến Anh Lê
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            • Sa mạc hoá đe doạ đẩy hàng triệu người ra khỏi nhà của họ vào những thập kỷ tới trong khi các cơn bão bụi lớn ở lục địa này có thể gây hại cho con người tại lục địa khác. Thông tin trên được công bố hôm 16/6 trong một báo cáo quốc tế của 1.360 nhà khoa học ở 95 quốc gia. smilestranslation.com - Sa mạc hoá gia tăng trên thế gi� by Tiến Anh Lê
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            • desertification
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            • The process through which a desert takes over a formerly non-desert area. When a region begins to undergo desertification, the new conditions typically include a significantly lowered water table, a reduced supply of surface water, increased salinity in natural waters and soils, progressive destruction of native vegetation, and an accelerated rate of erosion. CENGAGE Learning
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            • In addition to vegetation deterioration, erosion, and salinization, desertification effects can be seen in loss of soil fertility, soil compaction, and soil crusting - DESERTIFICATION OF ARID LANDS
            • Common indicators of desertification include a reduction in the amount and diversity of plant and animal species, loss of water-retention capacity, lessened soil fertility, and increasing wind and water erosion. - Desertification
            • Desertification creates conditions that intensify wildfires and stirring winds, adding to the tremendous pressure to earth's most precious resource, water, and, of course, the animals dependant on it. - Did you know?
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