Comments on: Desertification: The World’s Most Underestimated Environmental Crisis http://matadorchange.com/desertification-the-worlds-most-underestimated-environmental-crisis Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:21:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Huner Payne http://matadorchange.com/desertification-the-worlds-most-underestimated-environmental-crisis/comment-page-1#comment-2130 Huner Payne Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:47:08 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=74#comment-2130 Desertification is impacting the western third of the United States, not to mention Australia and the Middle East. The calls it the greatest environmental challenge of our time. I think we should believe that. Desertification is impacting the western third of the United States, not to mention Australia and the Middle East. The calls it the greatest environmental challenge of our time. I think we should believe that.

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]]> By: Julie http://matadorchange.com/desertification-the-worlds-most-underestimated-environmental-crisis/comment-page-1#comment-2129 Julie Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:27:57 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=74#comment-2129 I did know that-- but only through the research I did for this article! In fact, the photo with this article is part of China's other great wall! Before I knew anything about desertification, someone in Puerto Rico tried to tell me that the reason for smog on the island was due to desertification. and I laughed--the butterfly effect gone crazy. Now I know better! I did know that– but only through the research I did for this article! In fact, the photo with this article is part of China's other great wall! Before I knew anything about desertification, someone in Puerto Rico tried to tell me that the reason for smog on the island was due to desertification. and I laughed–the butterfly effect gone crazy. Now I know better!

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]]> By: Gudge http://matadorchange.com/desertification-the-worlds-most-underestimated-environmental-crisis/comment-page-1#comment-2128 Gudge Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:10:18 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=74#comment-2128 Thank you for talking about this problem. It's huge. If you haven't seen it I'd encourage you to check out the short film "Tesfaye" about an Ethiopian man's struggle against the desertification of his land. It's on the festival circuit. Or you can catch it here... <a href="http://vimeo.com/1431641" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://vimeo.com/1431641</a rel="nofollow">" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/1431641</a></a> Thank you for talking about this problem. It's huge. If you haven't seen it I'd encourage you to check out the short film "Tesfaye" about an Ethiopian man's struggle against the desertification of his land. It's on the festival circuit. Or you can catch it here… ” target=”_blank”>http://vimeo.com/1431641

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]]> By: Sarah_Menkedick http://matadorchange.com/desertification-the-worlds-most-underestimated-environmental-crisis/comment-page-1#comment-2127 Sarah_Menkedick Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:53:36 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=74#comment-2127 Hey Julie, This is a really huge problem in China as well. Have you heard of "the other great wall?" It is a wall of thousands and thousands of trees along China's northern border, to prevent sand and loess from blowing south. I didn't realize how big of a deal desertification was until I lived through several sandstorms in Beijing; sand from the Gobi desert comes blowing through the city and everything is covered in dust and fine yellow grains. It's disgusting--it's literally hard to breathe. Hey Julie, This is a really huge problem in China as well. Have you heard of "the other great wall?" It is a wall of thousands and thousands of trees along China's northern border, to prevent sand and loess from blowing south. I didn't realize how big of a deal desertification was until I lived through several sandstorms in Beijing; sand from the Gobi desert comes blowing through the city and everything is covered in dust and fine yellow grains. It's disgusting–it's literally hard to breathe.

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