Scientists Predict 10 pct Dryland Expansion Globally by 2100

Scientists Predict 10 pct Dryland Expansion Globally by 2100

Terra Daily

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Beijing (XNA) Sep 04, 2023

Scientists have predicted a great reduction in terrestrial water storage in the next 70 years, accompanied by an expansion of global drylands up to about 10 percent, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The water storage reduction is dominated by precipitation and evapotranspiration variability, and could reach 41 to 84 percent by 2100, according to the findings of the lates

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