#aridification
- To aridify — The action of becoming or causing to become arid, dry, and barren; a process through which a soil, region, or ecosystem loses its natural moisture due to prolonged drought, massive deforestation, or global climate change. Figuratively, it represents the act of transforming a speech, activity, or relationship into something rigid, monotonous, and devoid of dynamism or expressiveness.
- Aridification — The action of aridifying and its result; the climatic and ecological process of gradual drying of a region, characterized by a drastic decline in water reserves, degradation of soil structure, and reduction of vegetative cover. It represents a phase preceding desertification, having major consequences on biodiversity, agriculture, and environmental structural stability.