13462989-n 'the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert';
 
Chinese (simplified) 沙漠化 , 荒漠化
English desertification
Japanese 砂漠化
Definitions
English
the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert
is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land
the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China
Japanese
居住可能な土地が砂漠に徐々に変化していくこと
通常、気候変動か土地の破壊的使用で引き起こされる
韓国の砂じん嵐は中国の急速な砂漠化の結果である
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Hypernym: geological_process
Semantic Field: processn
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