desertification
pronunciation
How to pronounce desertification in British English:
UK [dɪˌzɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce desertification in American English:
US [dɪˌzɜːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land
Word Origin
- desertification (n.)
- 1973, from desert (n.1) + -fication. In French, désertisation is attested from 1968.
Example
- 1. So why do we invariably connect higher temperatures with droughts and desertification ?
- 2. That could outweigh all the bad news about civil war , desertification and hiv / aids .
- 3. More than one quarter of china is either covered by desert or is land that is suffering desertification .
- 4. Besides desertification and grassland shrinkage , the region 's lakes and wetlands are also drying up , experts say .
- 5. Known or probable damage includes ocean acidification , loss of rain forests , degradation of ecosystems , and desertification .