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Desertification in India: Less snow, more rain ail Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur

Water guzzling apple orchards and rampant tourism is affecting the state

35 per cent of Nigeria fast turning into desert, admits government

The country is known for high rate of deforestation

10 highlights from the State of India's Environment report

How India performed on key environment and development issues in 2016

Desertification in India: Mining monstrous for Goa, but urbanisation digs a bigger hole

Lack of planning has potential of becoming the biggest degrader of land in Goa

Land degradation a major threat but avoidable. So why the inaction

'None of the countries have set numerical targets for land degradation neutrality'

Atmospheric warming is widening tropical region

May cause increase in desert areas

COVID-19: The world scrambles for food

The Indian government announced a Rs 1.7-lakh crore package for the poor and needy

Silent Chernobyl: Dry Aral Sea has made Central Asia dustier, with impacts on global climate, says study

Not only does the dust of the Aralkum Desert left in place of the Aral endanger residents, it also can accelerate the melting of glaciers …

Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago — our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points

Before northern Africa dried out, its climate “flickered” between two stable climatic states before tipping permanently