Five billion people could be affected by 2100 as Earth's drylands increase with rising aridity mostly driven by human-caused ...

As the planet continues to warm, worst-case scenario projections suggest up to 5 billion people could live in drylands by the century’s end, grappling with depleted soils, dwindling ...

South Sudan and Tanzania, just as Somalia and Kenya, have all faced droughts and floods in quick succession, a trend blamed ...

Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than ...

Some land areas around the globe, excluding Antarctica, became permanently dry due to rising aridity, according to a study by ...

Drylands now account for 40 percent of Earth’s land, excluding Antarctica. The research, conducted by the UN Science-Policy ...

Over 77 per cent of Earth's land experienced a drier climate during the three decades leading up to 2020, compared to the ...

Over 77 per cent of Earth's land experienced a drier climate during the three decades leading up to 2020, compared to the ...

Report warns that if efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions fail, 3 per cent more of the world's humid areas could ...

UNCCD report reveals alarming global aridification trend, with drylands expanding and threatening billions worldwide by 2100.