Soil erosion reduces the productivity of ecosystems, it changes nutrient cycles and it thus directly impacts climate and society. An international team of researchers, including Professor Pierre ...

Oct. 29 (UPI) --New research suggests human activities resulted in accelerated soil erosion some 4,000 years ago. At millennial time scales, rock weathering and soil erosion is dictated by the ...

Pastoralism in the Alps. At a time when soil erosion threatens our societies by impacting biodiversity, carbon dioxide storage, and food production capacity, it is crucial to study and quantify its ...

The most fertile, upper layer of soil is gradually removed by a variety of forces, particularly water, wind, and mass movement, which eventually degrades the soil, which is known as Soil Erosion. Soil ...

Jo Handelsman, Obama’s former science advisor, explains why more farms are experiencing erosion, and how it reduces crop yields. The following is an excerpt from A World Without Soil: The Past, ...

Soil erosion is a major challenge in agricultural production. It affects soil quality and carries nutrient sediments that pollute waterways. While soil erosion is a naturally occurring process, ...

The state-owned oil company Petroecuador has declared an emergency in the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System, its main crude ...

Soil erosion assessment and prediction play critical roles in addressing problems associated with erosion control and environmental rehabilitation. The past dynamics of soil erosion can provide ...

Soil erosion reduces the productivity of ecosystems, it changes nutrient cycles and it thus directly impacts climate and society. An international team of researchers, recorded temporal changes of ...