Newsworthy Erosion Articles

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1. Putting sea-level rise in perspective
   If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet completely melted, the East Coast of North America would experience sea levels more than four feet higher than had been previously predicted – almost 21 feet – and the West Coast, as well as Miami, Fla., would be about a foot higher than that. Most of Europe would have seas about 18 f0eet higher.
   "If this did happen, there would also be many other impacts that go far beyond sea level increase, including much higher rates of coastal erosion, greater damage from major storm events, problems with ground water salinization, and other issues," Dr.Clark said. "And there could be correlated impacts on other glaciers and ice sheets in coastal areas that could tend to destabilize them as well."
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2. UN plans guide to fighting climate-change disasters
   OSLO, March 24 (Reuters) - A proposed U.N. study of climate extremes will be a practical guide for tackling natural disasters and fill a gap in past reports focused on the gradual effects of global warming, experts said.
   Floods, mudslides, droughts, heatwaves or storms are often the main causes of destruction and human suffering tied to climate change, rather than the creeping rise in average temperatures blamed on a build-up of greenhouse gases.
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3. Coir Board to raise exports to Latin America
   KOCHI: Coir Board is promoting coir geotextiles and other coir products in new markets like Latin American countries in the context of the international year of natural fibre declared by the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Geneva recently.
   Coir geotextiles would be an economic substitute to synthetic geotextiles for protecting the embankments in extensive mining fields in countries like Chile, according to Coir Board chairman V.S.Vijayaraghavan, who had participated in the four-day `India Show 2009’ in Santiago.
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4. Long winter seeds high hopes for farmers
   Spring has sprung in the northern hemisphere after a long winter of a kind that hasn't been seen in Switzerland for 20 years.
   "It's very good for the soil," he said.
   "It protects it from erosion and enables it to store plenty of moisture. When the soil freezes that has a very positive effect on its structure: it becomes nice and crumbly and makes it easier for water to circulate. And of course it suppresses the weeds. At the moment the vegetation is still yellow; in other years it is often green by now."
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5. China dust storm: Global dimming starts here
   Global dimming has many causes, but new research and recent weather reports from China suggest soil erosion and industrial development is a major element in the loss of clarity in the planet's skies.
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6. EPA target agrees to soil testing
   Source: US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
   Published Mar. 20, 200>br>The US Environmental Protection Agency has reached agreement with Emhart Industries to conduct soil testing and other investigation work at a portion of the proposed B.F. Goodrich Superfund Site in San Bernardino County, Calif. This agreement follows negotiations that began after the EPA notified Emhart Industries in March 2008 that it may be responsible for the contamination. Other companies that EPA believes may be responsible are Goodrich Corporation and Pyro Spectaculars. “We appreciate Emhart's willingness to cooperate with the EPA and conduct additional investigation work at the site,” said Keith Takata, director of the Superfund Program for the EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. "Determining the sources and extent of contamination are important steps in the cleanup of the site, which has affected nearby groundwater, a key source of drinking water for area residents."
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7. Poorly Armored New Orleans Takes the Bullet For Katrina (Part 3)
   “It's been 4 years,” he said. “People aren't interested in something that happened years ago.” The bookstore owner told me he lacked Katrina books because it was old news. But Katrina's news isn't old at all in a world where lives come first.
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8. Stormwater bylaw changes raise concerns
   WESTON - A new stormwater bylaw will have environmental benefits and protect homeowners from drainage damage to their properties from neighboring land disturbance, but residents at a public hearing last week wanted to know more about the restrictions and comprehensive costs before it comes up for a vote at Town Meeting in May.
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9. Weed or wildflower? MSU publication can help you decide
   Spring has sprung and that means grass, wildflowers, and weeds will soon spring up again. A Montana State University Extension publication is available to help you tell the difference between a noxious weed and a wildflower.
   While most welcome the return of green grass and flowers, we do not welcome troublesome weeds like Canada thistle and spotted knapweed. These two weeds, along with 30 other species, are designated "noxious" in Montana because they pose a threat to the state's economy and environment. A noxious weed is defined as an exotic plant species that may render land unfit for agriculture, forestry, livestock, wildlife or other beneficial uses or that harm native plant communities. Noxious weeds have the potential to decrease the economic and ecological value of land by decreasing forage for livestock and wildlife, displacing native plants, reducing plant diversity, and increasing erosion and sedimentation. Landowners are required by the Montana County Weed Control Act to prevent noxious weed spread on their property
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10. Humble coir fibre undergoes generational change
    Coir fibre has been used since centuries for different applications and now the humble coir is undergoing a generational change and being taken to the next level of its existence. Coir geo-textiles are all set to replace the synthetic version.
    If all goes according to plan, geo-textiles made from coir will replace the substitute version to protect the embankments in mining fields in Chile, which has restrictions on felling wood from forests in a bid to protect them.
    Extensive research conducted on the coir fibre has found it to have properties which can prevent soil erosion, The Coir Board is trying to extensively promote the fibre in Latin American countries, in the ‘International year of Natural Fibres’, declared by the UN.
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11. Boseman pushes bill for erosion-control structures
    State Sen. Julia Boseman has entered legislation that would - with regulatory approval - allow low-slung groins to be used to stabilize beachfront areas near inlets.
    The proposal has been championed by coastal officials as a realistic and measured response to areas suffering from chronic erosion, namely beaches at ends of barrier islands.
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12. No rocks and concrete off Quidnet
    To find common ground with SBPF and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Richard Peterson of 43 Squam Road and Derek Till of 86 Quidnet Road needed to hear that the Baxter Road group was no longer pursuing beach nourishment as a method of erosion control.
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13. Obi Canvasses FG’s Assistance on Erosion
    Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has assured that his administration would sustain efforts aimed at attracting Federal Government intervention in the various ecological problems facing the state.
    Inspecting the Adazi Nnukwu-Aguluzigbo road were Obi explained that the road project was combined with erosion control project since they were aimed at checking further devastation of erosion menace in some parts of the state.
    He lamented that the state was the worst hit in terms of erosion devastation.
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14. Poles apart but warming greater than thought
    Projections for the NSW coast released by the State Government suggest sea levels are expected to rise up to 40 centimetres by 2050 and 90 centimetres by 2100. One centimetre of sea-level rise can have erosion effects of up to one metre in low-lying areas.
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Here are a few erosion articles that should help you find additional solutions to soil erosion control, regulations, technical papers and other global information issues;
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