World losing 2,000 hectares of farm soil daily to salt damage

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 - 02:30 in Earth & Climate

Every day for more than 20 years, an average of 2,000 hectares of irrigated land in arid and semi-arid areas across 75 countries have been degraded by salt, according to a study by UN University's Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health, published Oct. 28.

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