Succulents die off with expanding desert in South Africa and Namibia

Succulents native to South Africa and Namibia are withering and perishing in the warmer northern regions of their habitat. According to Leonie Joubert, a writer for Mongabay, a mix of climate change and excessive grazing is leading to desertification that is proving fatal for these plants. Botanists Wendy Foden and Kayleigh Murray conducted a survey in September 2024 in a region Foden.