Grazing livestock and farming over the past 4000 years have rapidly accelerated the rate of soil loss in the Alps, jeopardising the ecosystem and putting the mountains at risk of further erosion ...

Although soil erosion is a natural process and it occurs on all continents, human activities have greatly accelerated it. In general, soil erosion is more common on steep, sloping land. It is often ...

Using Cs-137 radionuclide as a tracer, researchers sampled 41 soil profiles to measure erosion rates. “Only four soil profiles were stable – showing neither erosion nor deposition – and six profiles ...

Researchers are urging stronger soil conservation strategies.Soil erosion in the EU and UK will rise by 13-22.5% by 2050 because of climate change, a study has warned. Scientists from the European ...

Tilling farmland is a key contributor to erosion and has played a role in the loss of billions of tons of soil in the U.S. Midwest, a new study finds. Jaren Kane/Getty Images Plus By Rachel Crowell ...

MANILA, Philippines — “Soil erosion is an enemy to any nation, far worse than any outside enemy coming into a country and conquering it, because it’s an enemy you cannot see vividly.

The continuous downpour in Cebu City resulted in the collapse of an area in Upper San Roque, Barangay Calamba and eroded soil in Barangay Busay which were both assessed to be vulnerable to landslides.

Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that the rate of soil erosion in the Midwestern US is ...

Soil erosion could imperil the country’s food supply in the coming years, warned Watson. “Land is not being remade. It takes thousands of years to build one inch of topsoil but only one good ...