Roughly a quarter of the planet is slowly turning into a perpetual desert.

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By Zoya TeirsteinJan 2, 2018, 4:04 pm133 pts
A study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change contains a stark warning for humankind: If global temperatures rise 1.5 degrees C above preindustrial levels by 2050, between 20 and 30 percent of the world’s land surface could face desertlike conditions. Swaths of Asia, Europe, Africa, Central…

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