Severe droughts cause some lands to become deserts, and this process leads to water shortages
lands becoming
deserts
food shortages
all of the above

the number of protons in the nucleus of a given element. has slight luster and conducts electricity at high temperatures like metal.but like a nonmetal,boron is brittle and does not conduct electricity well at low temperatures. in graphite, carbon is a soft,brittle solid.it is reflective,ductile,or malleable.

c (diamond),

sio2 (quartz)