verb
- present participle of desertify; causing land to become desert or desert-like, typically through drought, overgrazing, or poor land management
Usage: usually used in environmental or geographical contexts; often describes ongoing processes affecting large regions
Examples
- Climate change is desertifying vast areas of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Overgrazing livestock has been desertifying the grasslands for decades.
- The desertifying effects of prolonged drought are visible across the region.
- Poor irrigation practices are desertifying formerly fertile farmland.
- Scientists warn that desertifying trends could displace millions of people.
- The government launched initiatives to prevent further desertifying of the landscape.