Accordingly, deflation (wind erosion) normally only occurs down to ... Only a small group of plants are capable of colonising sand dunes (Hesp 1991). Nevertheless, in contrast to most desert ...

Research, conducted by the University of Plymouth, highlights the potential threat posed by sea-level rises and increases in ...

Through cycles of evaporation and wind erosion, sand built up into dunes. Now people can be amongst huge, pristine rippled white sand dunes as far as the eye can see. Visitors also flock to the ...

Discover otherworldly dunes, desert canyons, lofty amusement parks, and a surprising number of waterfalls and hot springs in ...

Since 1974, the process of pumping sand from another site onto Tybee’s beaches has happened periodically to reinforce the coastline. Without it, the natural barriers against wind and water would ...

Desert sand, whipped by years of wind, has smooth ... like nearby dunes or barrier islands. Dredging in one place usually accelerates coastal erosion elsewhere. In addition, the sand used to ...

Dunes on both Mars and Earth usually migrate as wind picks up grains of sand from one side of a dune and drops them off at another, making deserts look like slow-motion seas. However, the dunes in ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The county in November began moving sand to a 3-mile beach stretch between Turtle Trail to Mariner Lane in Indian River Shores. Known as Sector 4, the area represents the next ...

Coastal erosion at Strandhill has been an ongoing issue for some time. The effects are wearing away the seaside village and causing major safety concerns at the sand dunes. A new survey due in ...