PDF-Aridity, Drought and Desertification

95 MOHAMEDKASSASCHAPTER 7 region Nubia Sandstone aquifers prevail in northeast Africa Egypt Sudan Libya and Chad limeAlgeria and Tunisia A diversity of aquifer formapotential evapotranspira. Overview Figure 1 Aridity Index and Classification of lands in Israel Source CLEMDES 2004 brPage 2br CSD1617 Desertification CSD1617 National Report Israel 210 2 Strategic Planning 21 Afforestation and Drylands Management brPage 3br CSD1617 Desertif Q. uantify aridity changes in the Tibetan Plateau (TP) in recent decades and attribute changes to different climatic factors. Approach. Use the ratio of precipitation to potential evapotranspiration (P/PET) as an aridity index. coastal and arid environments. KGA171 The Global Geography of Change. Presented by Associate Professor Elaine Stratford. Semester 1. Vulnerability. L . vulnerare. – to wound; capable of being wounded; open to attack or damage; assailable. 1 2.4 Drought 2.4.1 G eneral Drought is a normal, recurrent feature of climate and characterized in terms of its spatial extension, intensity and duration. Conditions of drought appear when rainfall Rachel Vincent, Adam Ali, Yuna Farah. Ecosystems Ecology. Spring 2014. What IS Desertification?. “Conversion of productive, arable areas to non-productive”. Change in…. Soil Properties. Vegetation. . Corina E. . Tarnita. Desertification due to: overgrazing; climate change. Sudden switch to desert; hard to recover. Decreasing rainfall. Increasing rainfall. Rainfall. (mm day. -1. ). Vegetation biomass (g m. Every country in North Africa is affected in some capacity by the Sahara Desert. . Desertification – . Link. 6 min. Dust Bowl – . Link. 10 minutes. Desertification. Desertification. – is the change of fertile (good farm land) land that is too dry or damaged to support life.. Chapter 17. Key words to understand:. Term. Meaning. Desertification. Drought. Sahara. Sahel. Population growth. Overgrazed. Over-cultivated. Famines. Migrate. Irrigation. Drought-resistant. Key words to . Discussion Theme. Do you want to eat the . natto. ?. Do you agree or disagree …?. Q1 Reforestation. Q2 Giving funds to China. Present . contdition. 41% of the surface of the earth. . 　＝. dryness area. factors . affecting . the management . playing field . for. international . lake basins in the Horn of Africa. Dr. Thomas J. . Ballatore. Lake Basin Action Network (LBAN), Shiga, Japan. Prof. Eric O. . Presented by: . Modathir. . Zaroug. .. Introduction. In . Paris Agreement, the 21. st. Conference of Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris in December 2015 invited the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to provide a . Dragons Team Open House. Ms. . Gaudet. Ms. Singletary Ms. . Weadon. Mr. . Millhoff. How do I get to the team website?. . . Ms. Singletary. Language Arts. . Sommaire. . -Introduction. -Les causes. -Les enjeux . -Que faire?. -Quiz . . Introduction. . . En jaune : les déserts. En orangé : les zone. s menacées de désertification.. Give 4 values of the tropical rainforest . Give 2 social impacts of climate change . What happens when tropical storms hit land and why?. Name our LIC case study of a tectonic hazard/ give 2 primary effects of the earthquake..