erosion

For the first time, researchers attempted to measure all the material leaving and entering a mountain range over more than a million years and discovered that erosion caused by glaciation during ice ages can, in the right circumstances, wear down mountains faster than plate tectonics can build them.

Mangrove forests in New Zealand could play a crucial role in protecting coastal areas from sea level rise caused by climate change.

A new study shows that removing native forest and starting intensive agriculture can accelerate erosion so dramatically that in a few decades as much soil is lost as would naturally occur over thousands of years.

Stratfor Editor-in-Chief David Judson and Science and Technology Analyst Rebecca Keller discuss the highlights of an upcoming series on water scarcity and stress around the globe.