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Erosion is the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes such as wind or water flow, and then transported and deposited in other locations.
While erosion is a natural process, human activities have dramatically increased (by 10-40 times) the rate at which erosion is occurring globally. Excessive erosion causes problems such as desertification, decreases in agricultural productivity due to land degradation, sedimentation of waterways, and ecological collapse due to loss of the nutrient rich upper soil layers. Water and wind erosion are now the two primary causes of land degradation; combined, they are responsible for 84% of degraded acreage, making excessive erosion one of the most significant global environmental problems we face today.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoWater, especially from flash floods,causes most of the erosion in deserts.
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In deserts when do streams typically cause the most erosion?
after brief and heavy rainfall
What land suffers most from wind erosion?
Deserts
Which type of land suffers the most wind erosion?
deserts
Where is wind erosion most common?
Wind erosion is most common in arid climates where there is little to novegetation.
What sre some things that cause erosion?
Water and wind are the cause of most erosion.
Which is the most common cause of erosion in deserts?
In dry deserts a combination of exfoliation and wind erosion. In arctic deserts wind erosion would be the most prominent
In deserts when do streams typically cause the most erosion?
after brief and heavy rainfall
What is the substance which is the most common cause of erosion?
ice
What land suffers most from wind erosion?
Deserts
What is the most effective agent of erosion in deserts?
wind.
Which type of land suffers the most from wind erosion?
deserts
What type of land suffers most from wind erosion?
Deserts.
Which type of land suffers the most wind erosion?
deserts
What type of weather will probably cause the most erosion?
the most weather that is most likely to cause the most erosion is a thunderstom
Where is wind erosion most common?
Wind erosion is most common in arid climates where there is little to novegetation.
What sre some things that cause erosion?
Water and wind are the cause of most erosion.
Most soil erosion is caused by?
Deserts are eroded by rainwater run-off and the wind. Plants roots secure the soil around them, but other loose material quickly becomes eroded.
