Desertification in Romania (2020)

Re:Desertification in Romania (2020) by cko on Friday June 11, 2021 @11:37PM (#27481293)

Oh wow. I'm living happily in Transylvania now and had no idea. I thought the rest of Romania was all green.

Are bordering countries like Serbia and Bulgaria affected by this? This can't be the only country with unsustainable agricultural practices, right?

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Re:Desertification in Romania (2020) by orbital-decay on Friday June 11, 2021 @11:47PM (#27481351)

Ukraine has a desert [1] which is larger than the "Sahara of Oltenia" mentioned in the article. (which also has a link [2] to other deserts in Europe)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleshky_Sands (Ukrainian and Russian wiki articles have more details)

[2] https://www.travelhouseuk.co.uk/news/destinations/visit-the-...

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Re:Desertification in Romania (2020) by Muromec on Saturday June 12, 2021 @05:20AM (#27483010)

Ukraine has largest everything simply because it’s biggest country in Europe.

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Re:Desertification in Romania (2020) by haerra on Saturday June 12, 2021 @06:43AM (#27483465)

Except Russia, of course (the European part).

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Re:Desertification in Romania (2020) by petre on Sunday June 13, 2021 @10:32AM (#27492945)

Northern Bulgaria counties of Vidin and Montana are basically depopulated, shrubs are starting to grow and I've seen lots of animals on the road.

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