Desertification : This is the nature of our Planet and the result of many factors that operate in a Cyclical and often irreversible Method .
The Expansion or Shrinkage of Deserts is as common ecological event without the assistance of human exploitation as much as it is with it. Humanity does Impact the ecology of the Planet , However, Before anyone runs out and Donates to a "Save the Planet" group :
The major concerns arise with the study of this process and it should be noted that while some deserts expand , others can and may shrink .
As a member of NASA's website, I keep up with such interesting studies of the planet.
Desertification is Primarily the result of Atmospheric Aerosols : Both Natural and Human Introduced ; Desertification is Furthered by Exploitation and Mismanagement of Land Resources.
While Some Deserts may Expand : and the impact on the local Populations may be devastating , it is a Natural Event Primarily caused by Nature : Volcanic Eruptions Assist in Desertification by releasing Particles into the air that are classified as Atmospheric Aerosols that may impact the presence and growth of some pre-existing desert areas..
No, the Kalahari is smaller than the Sahara.
Yes, the Kalahari Desert is much larger than the Namib Desert. It is about 930,000 square kilometres, whereas the Namib Desert is only about 81,000 square kilometres.
The largest desert in the world, bigger than the Sahara, is Antarctica.The largest desert in the world, bigger than the Sahara, is Antarctica.
yes, the Sahara is the biggest desert
The USA occupies approximately 9.5 million square kilometres and the Sahara Desrt approximately 8.5 million kilometres
Yes, Russia is bigger than the Sahara.
The largest desert is Antarctica. The largest hot desert is the Sahara.
The Sahara Desert is far bigger, almost 30 times the size of Kalahari.
No, the Sahara Desert is not bigger than Australia. The Sahara covers an area of approximately 9.2 million square kilometers, making it the largest hot desert in the world. In comparison, Australia is a country-continent with an area of about 7.7 million square kilometers, making it the sixth-largest country in the world.
The Sahara Desert is expanding because of desertification; the process of earth/land turning into desert due to the loss of moisture in the soil and loss of vegetation. Also it may be caused by human activity and an increase in the human population in one area.
Using 9,000,000 sq. km as the area of the Sahara (from Wikipedia), if the Sahara were a country, it would rank just between Brasil (8,514,877 sq. km) and China (9,598,094 sq. km). The United States is the next larger country at 9,629,091 sq. km. So no country is the "same" size as the Sahara based on these figures.
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