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World’s largest desert has grown even larger

Geoff Riley

5th April 2018

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The Independent reports here on a new study covering data from over ninety years which tracks the expansion of the Sahara and the likely consequences for people living in the region.

Scientists say the boundaries of Earth's largest hot desert have expanded by 10 percent since 1920, suggesting that other deserts might be growing, as well.https://t.co/kb6qcUmSLo
— NDTV (@ndtv) March 30, 2018

World’s largest desert has grown even larger due to climate change https://t.co/qNGlvtz6rI via @geogabout
— Oundle Geography (@oundlegeog) March 30, 2018

New research from @UofMaryland finds that the Sahara Desert has expanded about 10% since 1920 due to a combination of natural & human-induced forces, including #globalwarming https://t.co/6T9gwwmvbQ
— The Climate and Development Lab (@ClimateDevLab) April 1, 2018

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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