World’s oases threatened by desertification, whilst people broaden them

Oases are necessary habitats and water sources for dryland areas, sustaining 10% of the world’s inhabitants regardless of taking over about 1.5% of land space. However in lots of locations, local weather change and anthropogenic actions threaten oases’ fragile existence. New analysis exhibits how the world’s oases have grown and shrunk over the previous 25 years as water availability patterns modified and desertification encroaches on these moist refuges.