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 ...

In a world where water is life, the news that over 75 percent of the Earth's land has become permanently drier since 1990 is nothing short of alarming. According to a recent report from the United ...

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 ...

77.6%: Proportion of Earth's land that experienced drier climates from 1990–2020 compared to the previous 30 years. 40.6%: Global land mass (excluding Antarctica) classified as drylands, up from 37.5% ...

77.6% of Earth's land has become drier in the last three decades compared to the 30 years prior, with drylands expanding by an area larger than India to cover 40.6% of the land on Earth, except ...

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 ...

The UN has warned that humanity faces an 'existential crisis' which threatens to leave billions facing starvation as arid areas now cover 40 per cent of the Earth's land.

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 ...