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![Slow-motion disaster, thousands of acres of wind-driven sand dunes south of Mogadishu threaten to engulf villages, roads, and...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/c2f81fee-9fd9-11e3-8c51-a707311e3a9d/104150_xgaplus.jpg)
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Slow-motion disaster, thousands of acres of wind-driven sand dunes south of Mogadishu threaten to engulf villages, roads, and arable land; the latter comprises only 15 percent of Somalia's area. To stem the tide, the government has mobilized volunteers and national rangeland employees in a bold effort to stabilize the planting cactuses and casuarina trees.
Author: Michael Yamashita
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![Endless quest for pasture and water defines the life still adhered to by most Somalis, such as this family crossing a dry riv...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/d347831c-9fd9-11e3-8e38-61cae280eda8/104151_xgaplus.jpg)
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