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            • verwoestijning
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            • http://www.scholieren.com/werkstukken/21084 Verwoestijning is een term die gebruikt wordt voor zowel het oprukken of zich uitbreiden van een woestijn, als het ontstaan van nieuwe woestijngebieden wikipedia - by André Linsen
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            • Die toenemende verwoestijning is enerzijds het gevolg van de klimaatwijziging, die zorgt voor opwarming en verminderde neerslag - Mondiaal Nieuws by André Linsen
            • De processen die aan de achteruitgang van het Middenlandse-Zeegebied ten grondslag liggen, zijn allemaal te vangen onder de term verwoestijning of desertificatie. Bij de ergste vorm van desertificatie ontstaan echte woestijnlandschappen. - kennislink by André Linsen
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    • Hindi
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            • मरुस्थलीकरण, रेगिस्तानीकरण
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            • मरुस्थलीकरण से तात्पर्य उस प्रक्रिया से है जिससे विश्व भर के शुष्क क्षेत्रों में उपजाऊ जमीन अनुपजाऊ जमीन में बदल रही है। मानव गतिविधियां और भौगोलिक परिवर्तन, दोनों इसके लिए जिम्मेदार हैं। शुष्क क्षेत्र उन इलाकों को कहते हैं जहां उतनी बारिश नहीं होती कि घनी हरियाली पनप सके। कुदरतनामा - by C.M. Rawal
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            • मरुस्थलीकरण (रेगिस्तान का फैलना) आज विश्व भर में एक विकट समस्या बन गया है। उससे बड़ी संख्या में मनुष्य प्रभावित हो रहे हैं क्योंकि रेत का साम्राज्य बढ़ने से अन्न का उत्पादन घटता है और अनेक प्राकृतिक तंत्रों की धारण क्षमता कम होती है। पर्यावरण भी उसके कुप्रभावों से अछूता नहीं रह पाता। - कुदरतनामा by C.M. Rawal
            • 17 जून को विश्व रेगिस्तानीकरण व सूखे की रोकथाम दिवस है ।इस उपलक्ष्य में चीनी वन जगत की प्रथम रेगिस्तानीकरण अनुसंधान संस्था पेइचिंग में स्थापित हुई । - hindi.cri.cn by C.M. Rawal
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    • Vietnamese
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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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