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And the Sand Played On
World's deserts will become more desert-y, says U.N. |
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05 Jun 2006 |
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| And the Sand Played On World's deserts will become more desert-y, says U.N. Happy World Environment Day -- we got you some bad news! As climate change progresses, desert temperatures will rise up to 12.6 degrees F by the end of the century; rainfall in most deserts will decline by up to 20 percent; water will become scant, or too salty to drink or use for crops. So warns a chipper new Un ... |
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| Topics: desertification, energy, news, solar voltaic power, United Nations (all these topics) |
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