Sentences with phrase «creeping desertification»
River systems have been heavily exploited for irrigation, which has hastened soil degradation, made the ground saltier, and contributed to creeping desertification.
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Desertification is a «creeping phenomenon» involving many positive feedbacks which tend to accelerate the process to the point of irreversibility, as is observed in the Sahel of Africa.
So, the rural lawyer population is dwindling and there is a legal desertification creeping across small town USA — so what, it can't be that big a deal what with the internet, on - line legal services and all.