and our big winds are mostly associated with rain. It is in semi-arid regions, where long periods of drought may be followed by torrential rains, that soil erosion becomes an active danger.

The GR also included statistics on the soil erosion losses. Soil erosion renders the land useless for agriculture purposes, at least in the year it happens, say farmers who see it as a worse loss ...

UDRI maintains and operates the US Air Force's Rain Erosion Test Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton. This facility is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials ...

Weathering and erosion slowly chisel ... Water is nature's most versatile tool. For example, take rain on a frigid day. The water pools in cracks and crevices. Then, at night, the temperature ...

Soil erosion happens when soil is blown or washed away. This can be caused by rain or the West Texas wind. A great example of this is the dust bowl of the 1930s, but it can happen on a smaller ...

The Johnson Elementary School is facing erosion issues with the playground area due to an increasing rainfall intensity, ...

"One option for planting our row crops is 'no tilling' and this is to help mitigate erosion and preserve soil moisture incase ...

The agency said there were 25 incidents of heavy rain washing off farm fields into ... The agency said soil erosion causes farmers to lose crops, top soil, organic matter and nutrients.

Erosion is the process ... They can occur after periods of heavy rain, when the water saturates overlying rock, making it heavy and liable to slide. Soil creep is a very slow movement, occurring ...

When water or rain directly hits bare soil, it can cause soil erosion, especially during heavy rains, which can dislodge soil particles and wash them downstream. "A layer of wood chips limits the ...

The city of Bemidji has again partnered with the Recycling Association of Minnesota to sell low-cost compost bins and rain ...