Dust storms and wind erosion cause $154 billion in damages annually, study shows
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 ...
The U.S. Is Dustier — It’s Costing $154 Billion A Year
Professor Gill certainly has a point. As context, there were 27 billion-dollar+ disasters in 2024, according to NOAA. In ...
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There is hope for eroded hilltops
Restoring productivity can be a difficult challenge for farmers battling erosion on hilltops, but there are practical ...
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Does wind chill affect plants? Horticultural experts reveal the potential impact, plus how to keep plants protected on blustery days
On blustery days, the temperature outdoors often feels colder than it actually is. This is because wind blows away the layer of insulating warmth generated by our bodies, and the faster the wind, the ...
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Erosion and Weathering
When the glacier begins to melt, it deposits its cargo of soil ... wind, and ice, rock debris would simply pile up where it forms and obscure from view nature's weathered sculptures. Although ...
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Leading Edge Erosion: When Precipitation Destroys Wind Turbine Blades
Erosion is all around us ... the air at many times the terminal velocity of rain drops of up to 9 m/s. As wind turbines have increased in size and diameter of their blades, this has noticeably ...
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Save your yield on eroded knolls
Water is a major driver of yield potential. Therefore, the steady, measured water volumes from irrigation can help bolster ...
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Soil erosion controls on biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen.
erosivity: the ability of any agent of erosion (wind, water, or gravity) to laterally transport soil material. evapotranspiration: the sum of the movement of water from soil, plants and water ...