World's oases threatened by desertification, even as humans expand them
by Phys.org
Phys.org— Oases are important habitats and water sources for dryland regions, sustaining 10% of the world's population despite taking up about 1.5% of land area. But in many places, climate change and anthropogenic activities threaten oases' fragile existence. New research shows how the world's oases have grown and shrunk over the past 25 years as water availability patterns have changed and desertification encroaches on these wet refuges.
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