A new study reconstructs how an ancient North American rift system was uplifted in space and time due to subsequent continent-continent collision.
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Torrents of Sediment-Laden Water Worsened Disastrous Libyan Floods
Drought followed by torrential rain can unleash deadly floods in arid regions, like those that affected Libya in 2023.
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On the Wisconsin-Iowa Border, the Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds
A multimillion-dollar bank stabilization project could protect historic sites dating back thousands of years.
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Down in the Slumps: Tracing Erosion Cycles in Arctic Permafrost
Climate change is altering permafrost thaw cycles and leading to unique Arctic erosional problems.
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California Wildfires and Weather Are Changing Erosion Patterns
Sediment runoff from the state’s increasingly severe wildfires and heavy rain events may affect ecosystems and water resources downstream.
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Sediment Dampens the Impact of Glaciation on Cenozoic Denudation
Rates of continental-scale sediment flux and denudation are similar between glacial and interglacial periods when the aggradation of glacier-eroded sediment inhibits fluvial erosion downstream.
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Sedimentos radiactivos podrían haber construido los cratones de la Tierra
La meteorización de los primeros continentes podría haber puesto en marcha la formación de cratones, las raíces inmutables de los continentes.
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Waves May Be Crashing on Titan’s Shores
A new study suggests that wind-driven waves could be sculpting the coastlines of the lakes and seas on Saturn’s largest moon.
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Radioactive Sediments May Have Built Earth’s Cratons
Weathering of the earliest continents could have set in motion the formation of cratons, the immutable roots of continents.
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Agricultural Lands Are Losing Topsoil—Here’s How Bad It Could Get
A new study says topsoil erosion is likely to increase under climate change, though policy changes now could help stem the loss.