Man-Made Deserts
N° account of the American deserts would be complete without some reference to the deserts which man himself has created in the region on the inland side of the natural desert. This country affords
a timely illustration to New Zealanders, as well as _ to Americans, as to what can happen to good grazing country if, as a result of human greed and stupidity, an attempt is made to take from the land more than it can naturally give. These newly originating deserts of America have a little greater rainfall than the desert proper, sufficient to support a erass cover which
allows a soil to accumulate, In the absence of grass in the desert itself, the soil is blown away by the wind, and the rock constantly is left bare-(" The North American Deserts," by Dr. F. J. Turner, 4YA, August 12.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 114, 29 August 1941, Page 5
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143Man-Made Deserts New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 114, 29 August 1941, Page 5
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