A large area of soil erosion caused by water runoff over the years on June 16, 2021, near Buellton, California. Experts predict soil erosion and degradation will increase grocery prices in the U.S.

Because soil formation proceeds at about the same rate as natural erosion, Wilkinson's results mean that humans are stripping soil from the surface of the Earth far faster than nature can replace it.

The Earth's land surface is dominated by sloping landscapes. Every year, soil erosion laterally distributes on the order of 75 Gt of topsoil (Berhe et al. 2007). The coupled biogeochemical cycles ...

Unsustainable soil erosion in parts of UK Date: April 22, 2020 Source: ... "Analysing existing research, as we have done here, it is difficult to define what constitutes a soil erosion 'problem', ...

Soil erosion also poses a threat to the environment. According to the FAO, the world’s cultivated soils – meaning soils that have been rearranged – have lost between 25 and 75 percent of ...

Mam Tor's popularity with walkers has caused significant erosion in some areas, the National Trust has said, meaning replacement top soil has had to be brought in by helicopter.

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 ...

Frozen soil, high stream flows and melting snow near Pullman, Wash., and Moscow, Idaho, in February all combined into making the perfect conditions for one of the largest extreme runoff and ...

However, the findings still show that erosion can occur at problematic levels under a range of conditions, meaning soil resources are at risk in the medium to long term.