More than 75 percent of the globe became permanently drier over the past three decades, according to a report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report ...

Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in recent decades, UN ...

More than three-quarters of land on Earth became permanently drier in the last three decades, according to a major new study. A total of 77.6% of land on the planet experienced drier climates from ...

Over 77 per cent of Earth’s land experienced a drier climate during the three decades leading up to 2020, compared to the previous 30-year period, according to a report released by the UN ...

Of the eight planets and 293 moons that call our solar system home, only Earth has a surface that sloshes with liquid water. Roughly 71% of the face of our world is covered in seas, lakes, rivers ...

Workers look after trees planted in the "green belt" area, trying to prevent worsening desertification and sand storms, on the outskirt of Kerbala, Iraq 12 May, 2022. Just over 75 percent of the ...

More than 75 percent of the globe became permanently drier over the past three decades, according to a report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report, ...