Parched parts of Earth expanding
By 2100, drylands will cover more than half of Earth's land surface, new climate projections show
![arid drylands](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/102615_cs_-drylandsmain_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
DRYING OUT Arid drylands like this one are expected to cover more than half of Earth's land surface by the end of the century.
Haipeng Yu