News articles tagged with 'erosion'
Wind can keep mountains from growing
— 29 Mar 2011 15:13 | EnvironmentWind is a much more powerful force in the evolution of mountains than previously thought, according to a new report from a University of Arizona-led research team…
Drier conditions projected to accelerate dust storms in the southwest
— 26 Feb 2011 17:06 | EnvironmentDrier conditions projected to result from climate change in the Southwest will likely reduce perennial vegetation cover and result in increased dust storm activity in the future, according…
68 percent of New England and Mid-Atlantic beaches eroding
— 24 Feb 2011 19:08 | EnvironmentAn assessment of coastal change over the past 150 years has found 68 percent of beaches in the New England and Mid-Atlantic region are eroding, according to a U.S. Geological Survey…
Tackling the erosion of a special river island
— 15 Dec 2010 17:38 | EnvironmentLocke Island is a small island in a bend of the Columbia River in eastern Washington that plays a special role in the culture of the local Indian tribes. Since the 1970s, however, it…
Team of scientists predicts continued death of forests in southwestern US due to climate change
— 14 Dec 2010 20:06 | EnvironmentIf current climate projections hold true, the forests of the Southwestern United States face a bleak future, with more severe - and more frequent - forest fires, higher tree death rates,…
Old logging practices linked to high erosion rates
— 22 Oct 2010 14:19 | EnvironmentClear-cut logging and related road-building in the 1950s and 1960s in southern Oregon's Siskiyou Mountains disrupted soil stability and led to unprecedented soil erosion made worse…
Caltech geologist investigates canyon carved in just 3 days in Texas flood
— 21 Jun 2010 11:29 | Geology and palaeontologyIn the summer of 2002, a week of heavy rains in Central Texas caused Canyon Lake - the reservoir of the Canyon Dam - to flood over its spillway and down the Guadalupe River Valley in…
Yangtze River's ancient origins revealed
— 3 Jun 2010 15:01 | Geology and palaeontologyThe Yangtze River in China is 40 million years older than was previously thought, according to new research…
Craters young and old in Sirenum Fossae
— 4 Feb 2010 10:09 | AstronomyThe Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera has imaged craters both young and old in this view of the Southern Highlands of Mars. Part of the Sirenum Fossae region in the Southern…
Maximum height of extreme waves up dramatically in Pacific Northwest
— 26 Jan 2010 13:16 | EnvironmentA major increase in maximum ocean wave heights off the Pacific Northwest in recent decades has forced scientists to re-evaluate how high a '100-year event' might be, and the new findings…