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Desertification is a problem of global proportions. If action isn’t taken now, it will accelerate and fuel further migration and conflict.
A watershed scientist explains why post-wildfire landscapes are so susceptible to landslides – and why those risks are poised to rise.
In 1850, the Micronesian island of Nahlapenlohd was the scene of Pohnpei state’s first battle involving cannons and muskets. Less than two centuries later, it has sunk beneath the waves.
Earth’s thermostat can fail spectacularly at times. Around 700 million years ago, huge volcanic eruptions triggered “Snowball Earth”.
A entire beach in Ireland has returned 33 years after being washed away.
Wild seas have left beaches eroded and houses close to collapse.
Eastern Australia’s massive storms will likely become rarer in a warmer world, but probably more intense.
After the recent collapse of part of the Seven Sisters cliffs in Sussex there’s an increased awareness of the danger of rockfalls on Britain’s coast.
Storm Frank has left one of the Queen’s neighbours in Aberdeenshire on the verge of collapsing into a river. Here’s what you do about it.
Unless something is done to curb erosion, Ghana’s coast could soon whither away.
A nation that destroys its soils, destroys itself — Franklin Roosevelt It is a worthy objective to sell more food to Asia, but we should not conflate pursuing export income with improving regional food…
Wind erosion and dust storms have led to the loss of about 1.6 million tonnes of carbon from Australian soils each year…
Glaciers are monstrously huge pieces of ice. For millions of years their movements have eroded mountains to create some of nature’s most beautiful landscapes. But according to a new study, rather than…
Scientists have discovered the elixir to the world’s most renown mountains’ exceedingly long health: landslides and erosion…
California beach towns could face significant economic losses in the next century as a result of sea level rise. Visitor…
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