Huge parts of world are drying up: Land 'evapotranspiration' taking unexpected turn
Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 13:30
in Earth & Climate
The soils in large areas of the Southern Hemisphere, including major portions of Australia, Africa and South America, have been drying up in the past decade, a group of researchers conclude in the first major study to ever examine "evapotranspiration" on a global basis.