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Aridification is the
process of a
region becoming increasingly arid, or dry. It
refers to long term change,
rather than
seasonal variation. It is often...
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extinction of most large-bodied
animals in
these regions. The
aridification and
cooling trends of the
preceding Neogene were
continued in the Pleistocene...
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vertebrate extinction occurred rapidly,
taking 50,000
years or less.
Aridification induced by
global warming was the
chief culprit behind terrestrial vertebrate...
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significant trend of
increasing aridification can be
observed over the
course of the Cisuralian.
Early Permian aridification was most
notable in Pangaean...
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uplifting the
Tibetan Plateau,
resulting in the rain
shadowing and
aridification of the
Asian interior. The Tian Shan
experienced significant uplift...
- The 4.2-kiloyear (thousand years) BP
aridification event (long-term drought), also
known as the 4.2 ka event, was one of the most
severe climatic events...
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logging Mountaintop removal Slash-and-burn Slash-and-char
Desertification Aridification Historic desertification Moisture recycling Soil
retrogression and degradation...
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lasted from the year 2200 BC to 2101 BC. 4.2-kiloyear event: A
severe aridification event that
probably lasts the
entire 22nd
century BC and
causes the...
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temperatures resulting from a
shift in Earth's orbit. As a
result of this
aridification, it
became a
largely impenetrable barrier to humans, with the remaining...
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giant tortoise. An
analysis of
these remains suggests a
process of
aridification began in the
southwest Indian Ocean began around 4,000
years ago....
