Desertification

Fishermen navigate on the Shatt al-Arab waterway during a sandstorm in Basra, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2022.

‘It’s a mass ecological crisis’: Extreme weather in Iraq hits those already struggling the hardest

Environment

About a dozen dust storms have blown across Iraq this year with increased frequency and intensity. Experts say that it’s due to climate change, drought and desertification.

The region of southern Spain is facing desertification.

Southern Spain’s green-belt project aims to stave off impending desertification

The Big Fix
The Sahel

Africa’s Great Green Wall is making progress on two fronts

Environment

Desertification: A Walk Through West Africa

The World

Electric Utility Good Shepherd

Environmental Refugees

The case for granting refugee status to people displaced by climate change and other environmental catastrophes.

The World

China Desert

The soil in northern China is turning to sand, and huge dust storms are causing environmental and health problems thousands of miles away. Now, the Chinese government is making control of desertification a national priority. Anne Marie Ruff reports from Inner Mongolia.

The World

Reversing Desertification

Environment

Cattle are often blamed for desertification and destruction of African land. In Zimbabwe, livestock are helping bring land back to life.