Sean Gallagher
Sean Gallagher
CHINA.+Western+Gansu+Province.+As+tourists+fly+above+in+motorized+hanggliders%2C+below+them+the+desert+continues+to+move%2C+swallowing+everything+in+its+path%2C+including+the+graves+of+past+local+residents.+August+2007.%0DDesertification+is+the+process+of+arable+and+habitable+land+being+turned+into+desert+due+to+global+climate+change+and+destructive+land+use.+This+is+a+major+global+problem.+20%25+of+China%27s+land+area+is+now+desert+and+the+expansion+of+deserts+is+causing+the+country+to+lose+billions+of+dollars+every+year+in+food+productivity.+Many+areas+are+in+a+state+of+drought+and+carless+use+of+water+is+contributing+to+large+swathes+of+Northern+China+to+be+desperate+for+water.+Bad+farming+methods%2C+overgrazing+and+deforestation+are+all+factors+that+contribute+to+China%27s+ever+expanding+deserts.
