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desertification::noun | Spocien Dictionary

desertification

noun

/dɪ,sɜrtɪfɪ'keɪʃən/

the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land

Type	Words
Type of	geologic process, geological process

the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China.