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Geological records reveal sea-level rise threatens UK salt marshes, study says
EurekAlert!   12 July 2018   UK  
IMAGE: A salt marsh in Tees Estuary, England, showing signs of erosion
<p>Sea-level rise will endanger valuable salt marshes across the United Kingdom by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, according to an international study co-authored by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor.<br />Moreover, salt marshes ...
Soil area the size of Berlin lost each year due to water erosion in the EU
EurekAlert!   02 September 2015   Europe  
This image shows soil loss by water erosion in the European Union
<p>A recent assessment carried out by the JRC estimates that water erodes 970 million tonnes of soil every year in the EU. This would mean a one metre-depth loss of soil from an area corresponding to the size of the city of Berlin, or a one centimetre loss ...
Fractured Limestone Cliff Tumbles Into Lake Whitney
5 NBCDFW.COM   14 May 2015   USA   Lake Whitney  
<p>Hill County Emergency Management personnel are evaluating the brittle limestone cliff that partially collapsed and fell into the water at Lake Whitney on Sunday (10/05/2015).<br>They are going to examine how the remaining cliff ledge is holding up under ...
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