.A brand new research study has found that the boost in ground erosion in seaside areas due to desertification is exacerbating flooding effect on Center Eastern and N. African port urban areas. The researchers focused their observations on the damaging 2023 floodings in the urban area of Derna, Libya, which took the daily lives of more than 11,300 folks and also demonstrated how the increase in dirt erosion significantly contributed to the catastrophic cost of these uncommon desert floods. The investigation was posted practically a year after the harmful flood happened on the September 10, 2023.