Deserts, grasslands, steppes, shrublands, and savannahs—drylands can be found all over the world and make up a substantial 41 ...

Their study was published in Nature Water. The results revealed that surface water storage in global drylands increased by 2.20 cubic kilometers per year, primarily driven by the construction of ...

Deserts are part of a wider class of regions called drylands. These areas exist under a “moisture deficit,” which means they can frequently lose more moisture through evaporation than they ...

If the CO 2 emission rate continues, drylands are expected to expand to more than half of the Earth’s land surface by the end of the century, according to atmospheric scientists from Lanzhou ...

The Decade is an opportunity to make critical changes to secure the long-term ability of drylands to provide value for humanity's well being. The goals and objectives of the Decade flow directly ...