Erosion is all around us, from the meandering course of rivers and other waterways, to the gradual carving out of channels in even the toughest mountains, and the softening of features in statues. Yet ...

Map of the Mu Us Sandy Land and distributions of field investigation sites: a. location, land use types (2020), field spectral sites and observation sites in the Mu Us Sandy Land, b. Big Spring Number ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Throughout southern Arizona, neighborhoods are etched into the desert. So when monsoon hits, the heavy rains and fast wind speeds blow through the area, which moves the ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Dust particles may be small, but they can prove to be mighty costly to not only residents, but the economy as well. A new study published in the journal Nature ...

In this episode, we learn what erosion is and more specifically – wind erosion. In this episode, we learn what erosion is and more specifically – wind erosion. We then spend time using the engineering ...

Extreme climate conditions and poor land-use management blight the semi-arid steppe regions of Asia, where some of the world’s largest grain exporters are located in the region. Kazakhstan, the ...

As Northeast Colorado enters the second consecutive year of drought, the threat of soil erosion caused by wind is increased. Drought affects soil moisture, plant growth and the amount of crop residue ...

The moon's thin atmosphere, called an exosphere, has been a puzzle to science for some time. Two main processes were thought to create this wispy gas envelope; tiny meteoroids hitting the surface and ...