Soil erosion is the removal of soil by water, wind, ice or gravity and sediment deposition occurs when the rate of surface flow is insufficient for the transport of soil particles. Often, these two ...

When an earthquake causes a landslide, debris flow, or erosion, it can change the makeup of nearby lakes by introducing ...

<p><br><P> When President Barack Obama released an executive order for the Chesapeake Bay back in May 2009, the result was that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and federal, state and ...

Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from ...

For years, geologists believed that mountains, due to their steep slopes and high rates of erosion, were large contributors to the trapping of carbon in ocean sediment. But a new study suggests ...

Sediment size matters in high-elevation erosion rates. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 11 / 151116181017.htm ...

Coastal erosion is increasing in the US and around the world. But solutions exist to protect beaches, ecosystems, and shoreline communities.