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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Special

Today, on the UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, we want to take a look at the causes of desertification and its effects. Dust storms, for example, affect most regions of the earth, causing more than just economic damage. Desertification and drought is a far reaching, large-scale problem that will require simple, small-scale solutions sooner rather than later. Let’s see what we can do.

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The UN’s Gloomy Forecast for Global Warming Refugees

A new report prepared in advance of the largest ever conference on the issue, details the findings of a two year preliminary study regarding how people react migrationally to changing climates. The conference,sponsored by the UN, will be held in Bonn, Germany and will be attended by over 600 experts and representatives of almost 80 nations. This largest ever conference on environmental based migration reflects the growing global nervousness that the threat of mass human relocation poses.

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