Category Archives: sand storms

Dust and Desertification in Iraq (Google / Earth Snapshot)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Read at : Google Alerts – desertificatioin http://www.eosnap.com/duststorms/dust-and-desertification-in-iraq/ Some dust blows over the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley in Iraq. Iraq suffers from desertification and soil salination due in large part to thousands of years of agricultural activity. Water and … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, land management, sand storms

Bumpers eliminate sand and sand encroachment prevent desertification (Google / The Science Forum)

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.thescienceforum.com/general-discussion/32778-bumpers-eliminate-sand-sand-encroachment-prevent-desertification.html Professor invented “Hammoud Hammad Badrani” solution to the problem of sand encroachment and desertification potential of this crawl repeated. Thought this Aalachteraa based on leveraging the power of wind natural to inflate and the expulsion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, sand fixation, sand storms

Expanding Dust Bowls Worsening Food Prospects in China and Africa (Google / PRI Australia)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alerts http://permaculturenews.org/category/why-permaculture/desertification/ by Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute When most people hear the term “dust bowl,” they think of the American heartland in the 1930s, when a homesteading wheat bonanza led to the plowing up of … Continue reading →

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Iraqi “Green Belt” (Google / Daily Motion)

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

VIDEO SEEN AT : http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrga9z_iraqi-green-belt-fights-against-desertification_news Iraqi “Green Belt” Fights Against Desertification Trees as far as the eye can see are the weapons one Iraqi province is employing in the fight against desertification in a country where decades of conflict have … Continue reading →

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Dust storms : plans and diplomatic efforts (Google / Tehran Times)

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://tehrantimes.com/politics/98265-long-term-plans-diplomatic-efforts-needed-to-deal-with-dust-storms-ebtekar Long-term plans, diplomatic efforts needed to deal with dust storms: Ebtekar EHRAN – Tehran City Councilor Masoumeh Ebtekar says the problem of dust storms can only be resolved through long-term plans and … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, sand storms

Dust from the Sahara finds its way across much of the globe (Google / Sudan Vision)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – images of the Africa Drought http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=209963 Saharan Dust Spreads Far and Wide Dust storms in West Africa are a common but still spectacular occurrence – as our image from NASA confirms. Much of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, sand storms

Forest shelter belt running 230 km east to west (Google / People’s Daily)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7807737.html New Shanxi forest fends off sandstorms (Xinhua) TAIYUAN, May 4 (Xinhua) — North China’s Shanxi province has tamed about 1 million hectares of desert in the past 12 years to help reduce … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, Desertification, reforestation, sand storms

Images Of Gobi Desert Dust Storms From Space (Google / Huffington POst)

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/gobi-desert-dust-storm-from-space_n_1472248.html Gobi Desert Dust Storms Seen From Space (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post  |  By Andres Jauregui Dust plumes blew out of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China on April 26 and 27, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, sand storms

Sand Dunes (Google / Nova Publ.)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=34351&osCsid=0cd28a26303fa6d83c2eb6c5420080bd   Sand Dunes: Conservation, Types and Desertification Editors: Jessica A. Murphy Book Description: In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the conservation, types and desertification of sand … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, sand fixation, sand storms, Soil

Fires and Dust (Google / Earth Snapshot)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – images of the Africa Drought http://www.eosnap.com/fires/fires-and-dust-in-drought-stricken-west-africa/ Fires and Dust in Drought-Stricken West Africa Dust and smoke mix together over West Africa, creating a hazy veil that obscures much of the ground below. Click here for previous … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, forest fires, sand storms