Then we'd had 100 years of modern rain science, and that had accelerated desertification, as we first discovered in Africa and then confirmed in the United States, and as you see in this picture
Toen hadden we 100 jaar moderne regenwetenschap en die had de verwoestijning versneld, zoals we eerst ontdekten in Afrika en toen bevestigden in de Verenigde Staten en zoals je ziet op deze foto van land beheerd door de federale overheid.