Over the last three decades, California has seen increasing erosion after major wildfires — a phenomenon that not only endangers water resources and ecosystems, but is also likely to worsen with ...

The American dust bowl of the 1930s demonstrated the ruinous consequences of soil degradation. Decades of farming practices had stripped the Great Plains of their fertile heritage, making them ...

As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published ...

There, the remains of a typhoon blasted into a shoreline compromised by melting permafrost. Elsewhere on the West Coast, erosion generated by various causes threatens seashore developments to our ...

One of the biggest draws of northwest Michigan is the Lake Michigan coast. Homes, businesses and hiking trails set up along the shore for the stunning views and the lake breeze. However, living along ...