Throughout human history, soil erosion has affected the ability of societies to produce an adequate food supply. Poignant examples of this can be seen in the eroded silt built up in the ancient ...

But human activity is destroying the balance and ... deforestation and development disturb soil structure making it vulnerable to erosion; soil compaction associated with farming and urbanization ...

Water erosion is the most widespread form of soil degradation globally (Figure ... soil by water or wind that may be accelerated by human activities that remove surface cover, reduce structural ...

Erosion is the process that wears away the river ... making it heavy and liable to slide. Soil creep is a very slow movement, occurring on very gentle slopes because of the way soil particles ...

Soil erosion is a major worldwide threat to agro-ecosystem sustainability and land productivity. Fallout radionuclides and stable isotopes are used to measure magnitudes and sources of soil erosion, ...

"I don't think there was a society where soil erosion was the only factor that ... "It's one of the key long-term issues that human society is going to have wrestle with in the next half century.

A windy, dusty day can ruin your new car wash and leave you with grit in your mouth and dirt on your floors. But a new study ...

Others who lost their homes in the fire have faced a long and costly slog to stabilize the soil on their land so they can rebuild. Some residents have unknowingly contributed to their erosion ...

Unfortunately this degradation — along with other environmental impacts like wildfires and soil erosion to the forest and trail system — has larger ramifications than just an eye sore on the ...