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What are the affects of the Sahel Desert after desertification?
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When will the Sahel officially become a desert?
The Sahel is not a desert but is undergoing desertification forcing it further south.
Is the Sahel region not a desert anymore?
The Sahel was never a desert, it is a grassland. However, in recent years the Sahel has been undergoing desertification and is slowly turning to desert.
Is the Sahel a desert in Africa?
No, the Sahel is not a desert. It is a transition zone south of the Sahara. It is, however, rapidly become desert through the process of desertification.
How might desertification affect people's lives in the Sahel?
The Sahel is a grassland. Desertification turns food grazing and farmland into unusable desert. Since the Sahel is used for both farming and grazing, it would hurt the economy of the Sahel people.
How might desertification affect people's lives in Sahel?
The Sahel is a grassland. Desertification turns food grazing and farmland into unusable desert. Since the Sahel is used for both farming and grazing, it would hurt the economy of the Sahel people.
Why do scientists think that the Sahel may not remain desert?
Because the land that is now desert may revert to grassland
What is the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest?
Desertification causes the savannas in the Sahel to disappear. It also causes the already vast Sahara desert to spread to more places than just where it currently is. So in short... the Sahel and rain forests are shrinking and the Sahara is growing.
What process threatens the sahel?
Desertification - the southward spread of the Sahara - is the major threat to the Sahel.
What is the Sahel and what is happening to it?
The Sahel is a semi-desert biome that is a transition zone between a true desert and a grassland or other biome. Due to human abuses, such as overgrazing, the Sahel is being turned into a real desert, a process called desertification.
Where is desertification a problem?
SAHEL
Why IS the sahel prone to desertification?
Yes, the Sahel is undergoing desertification because of over grazing and poor agricultural practices.
What is the name of the region located south of the sahara desert that is vulnerable to desertification?
The Kalahari Desert is south of the Sahara.
