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Beijing's Desert Storm
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Beijing's Desert Storm
http://www.gluckman.com/ChinaDesert.html
Article and photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. With dunes already 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear the sand could swallow the capital in a few years.
Environment > Atmosphere > Climate Change > Desertification
Mar 28, 2008
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Article and photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. With dunes already 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear the sand could swallow the capital in a few years.
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Internet links to sites related to desertification, maintained by University of Arizona.
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3. Forecasting
Text and video reports about remote monitoring in the arid southwest region of United States. General details about desertification, forecasting, desert plants and a photo gallery is also there.
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Describes a decision support system for land management in Italy and Portugal. Features project description, bibliography and contact details.
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Details about mission, objectives and structure of OSS, an organization striving to build up an African arena for cooperation and exchange to combat desertification and poverty. Available in English and Freanch.
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FAO website on the topic, with technical and scientific data and information available at FAO, plus internet links. Site available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish languages.
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7. The Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification
Page includes summaries of daily discusses, which featured concerned nations from around the world. Past event took place in Dakar, Senegal.
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Maps providing monthly updated, near real time, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotranspiration, radiation, drought and desertification indices, and crop yield forecasts for Africa and Europe. Includes methodology discussions and links to similar resources.
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Links to web sites providing information on desertification worldwide.
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Smithsonian Institution electronic exhibit about deserts and other arid and sub-humid environments, emphasizing desertification and other degradation and its consequences.
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