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Desertification is a major problem that the world is facing today. The once fertile lands have become useless and can no longer be used for agriculture. There are many desertification effects, and some of them are listed below. |
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Desertification Effects:
- The soil tends to become less fertile and hence, it cannot be used. Due to desertification, the natural nutrients present in the soil get wash away by water or removed via wind. This results in the salinity increasing in the soil, and therefore, the plants find it difficult to grow with lack of nutrients and high salinity levels.
- Different species of plants either die or get damaged as a result of desertification. When wind and water blow away the top soil, roots of the plants get exposed leading to plant damage. Also, this can result in many species of plants dying.
- It has been seen that areas where desertification occurs are prone to famine and drought.
- Since the land becomes unsuitable for agriculture, desertification causes a shortage of food as sufficient crops cannot be cultivated. This, in turn, leads to starvation and economic problems.
- People living near lands that have undergone desertification have to face a lot of problems like flooding, pollution, dust storms and bad quality of potable water. This is a fact that has been ratified by the United Nations.
- Another effect of desertification is on livestock and cattle. If there is no vegetation to feed the livestock, they will die of starvation.
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