desertifying
/dɪˈzɜːrtɪfaɪɪŋ/
adjective
- Turning or tending to turn fertile land into desert.
- Farmers struggle against desertifying winds that strip the soil.
- The desertifying effects of deforestation are visible across the hills.
- Desertifying conditions have forced many families to move to cities.
noun
- The process of turning fertile land into desert.
- The desertifying of the savanna threatens local wildlife.
- Desertifying of the region has accelerated over the last decade.
- Scientists study desertifying to understand how to stop it.