MADRID, May 24 (IPS) – The message is clear: three-quarters of the world’s population will be affected by drought by 2050. Does it sound too far in time? Well, your kids might be among the billions of humans living on a desertified planet.
Read the full story, “The Risks of Turning Planet Earth into a Giant Desert”, on globalissues.org →

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