A VIDEO ABOUT DESERTIFICATION FOR GEOGRAPHY. Song: Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Contrary to popular perception, desertification is not the loss of land to desert or through sand-dune movement. It refers to land degradation resulting from climatic variations and human activities. It is not a natural process; it is the result of mankind's actions. Today, a third of land is thr...
This video shows the process of desertification and what the impacts are on the Sahel region. Song is to its respiteful owner, no copyright was intended.
What was once lush pasture, farmed by nomadic tribesmen for centuries, has now been eradicated by desertification. In thirty years, sands that have blown across Mongolia by seasonal wind, have eaten more than two million hectares of Mongolian grassland. Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng, discovers why, for...
The effects of global warming can be starkly seen in the Sahara desert, where Niger is one of the countries most vulnerable. Al Jazeera's May Welsh reports from the country, where she found a bedouin tribe fighting possible extinction.
Causes, solution and facts about desertification.