Climate change and weather extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

G Zittis, M Almazroui, P Alpert, P Ciais… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Observation‐based and modeling studies have identified the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East (EMME) region as a prominent climate change hotspot. While several initiatives …

A review on assessing and mapping soil erosion hazard using geo-informatics technology for farming system management

S Senanayake, B Pradhan, A Huete, J Brennan - Remote sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil erosion is a severe threat to food production systems globally. Food production in
farming systems decreases with increasing soil erosion hazards. This review article focuses …

Spatial and seasonal variations of sand-dust events and their relation to atmospheric conditions and vegetation cover in semi-arid regions of central Iran

ZE Khusfi, M Khosroshahi, F Roustaei, M Mirakbari - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Atmospheric conditions and physical characteristics of the earth surface have an important
effect on the spatiotemporal variations of sand-dust events. The main objective of the …

Desertification risk assessment in Turkey based on environmentally sensitive areas

Ç Uzuner, O Dengiz - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Turkey's many and varied landscapes face the challenge of degradation and ultimately
desertification due to soil problems that include organic matter deficiency, salinity-alkalinity …

[HTML][HTML] Remote sensing analysis of desert sensitive areas using MEDALUS model and GIS in the Niger River Basin

C Ogbue, E Igboeli, C Ajaero, FU Ochege, II Yahaya… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental degradation is a dynamic issue that requires ongoing monitoring to ensure
ecological repair and environmental management for sustainable development. This study …

[PDF][PDF] Rangeland degradation: Causes, consequences, monitoring techniques and remedies

PO Bolo, R Sommer, JM Kihara, M Kinyua… - CIAT …, 2019 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Rangelands occupy 25% of the total land surface globally. In Africa, rangelands are
estimated to cover 66% of the land surface, although there are variations from country to …

Modeling and assessment of land degradation vulnerability in semi-arid ecosystem of Southern India using temporal satellite data, AHP and GIS

P Sandeep, GPO Reddy, R Jegankumar… - … Modeling & Assessment, 2021 - Springer
Globally, land degradation becomes a serious environmental issue in the context of
anthropogenic pressure and climate change in the twenty-first century. Modeling and …

Desertification in karst areas: A review

US D'Ettorre, IS Liso, M Parise - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Desertification in karst is an effect of climate change and not sustainable anthropogenic
activities, the combination of which, however, causes the gradual loss of karst natural …

Quantitative assessment of environmental sensitivity to desertification using the modified MEDALUS model in a semiarid area

SF Afzali, A Khanamani, EK Maskooni, R Berndtsson - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Iran is mainly located in the arid and semiarid climate zone and seriously affected by
desertification. This is a severe environmental problem, which results in a persistent loss of …

Identification of land degradation hotspots in semiarid region of Anantapur district, Southern India, using geospatial modeling approaches

BP Kumar, KR Babu, M Rajasekhar… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2020 - Springer
Land degradation and desertification has been graded as a foremost environmental dispute
for the coming eras. Thus, the surveillance and early detection of degradation is a major …