Why is this giant desert turning green? Scientists may finally know the answer.

Photo: Cultivation of the Thar Desert with water provided by the Indira Gandhi Canal. A field of castor is in the foreground and a field of maize is in the background – October 9, 2013. Photo credit: Daniel VILLAFRUELA via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Article by Olivia Ferrari. Live Science – April 10, 2025. Study: Cell Reports Sustainability.

India’s Thar Desert has become 38% greener over the past 20 years, driven by a combination of climate change and agricultural expansion, according to a new study. The past two decades have seen more people living in this desert and changing the landscape, making it more agricultural and urban, which is part of the reason why the desert has become greener, […]

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