13462989-n 'the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert';
 
Chinese (simplified) 沙漠化 , 荒漠化
English desertification
Indonesian penggurunan , desertifikasi , penghapusan alam sekeliling
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
Relations
Hypernym: geological_process
Semantic Field: processn
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