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| annotationText | A perfect storm of factors is damaging Mongolia's grasslands, says Troy Sternberg, a researcher at the University of Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment in the United Kingdom. From 1940 to 2014, annual mean temperatures here have increased by 2.07°C, more than double the global average. Ten of the warmest years on record have occurred since 1997, while rainfall has decreased and seasonal weather patterns have shifted. This has exacerbated soil erosion, which has begun to alter the vegetation, a trend that projections show will intensify in the |
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| dateModified | 2022-06-28T08:18:12Z |
| version | 1221 |
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| dateAdded | 2022-06-28T08:17:43Z |
| parentItem | Exploding demand for cashmere wool is ruining Mongolia's grasslands _ Science _ AAAS.pdf |
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| annotationComment | #climate-change : rising temperatures and decreased precipitation --> soil erosion and #desertification (desert / arid species of vegetation) |
| annotationPageLabel | 2 |
| annotationAuthorName | Ananda Thrift |