Desertification: How Deserts Are Growing

The Sahara has expanded 10% since 1920. The Gobi expands 3,600 km2 per year into Chinese grassland. The Sahel region loses 12 hectares per minute.

Over 2 billion people live in drylands at risk. China planted the Green Wall of trees to stop the Gobi. Lake Chad shrank 90% as the Sahara advanced.

Climate change accelerates desertification globally..