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Wind and running water are the [[1]] factors responsible for land degradation.


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Wind and running water are the natural factors responsible for land degradation.
Due to heavy rainfall, natural causes like wind, running water, and waterlogging contribute to land degradation. Land degradation is the loss of land productivity due to several natural and artificial forces eroding activities. Soil degradation leads to several challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and other environmental hazards. Human activities like overgrazing, deforestation, and mining lead to land degradation. Land degradation releases soil nitrogen and carbon into the atmosphere contributing to climatic changes. One-fourth of land has faced degradation due to unscientific agricultural practices. The varying productivity affects global food production. The use of cultivable lands for other purposes is another reason for land degradation.
 
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