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7 Φεβ 2020 · Soil erosion decreases soil fertility, which can negatively affect crop yields. It also sends soil-laden water downstream, which can create heavy layers of sediment that prevent streams and rivers from flowing smoothly and can eventually lead to flooding.
24 Αυγ 2018 · Soil erosion occurs when upper layers of soil are removed from their original location in the process that is either slow and goes unnoticed for long periods of time or can be sudden and cause immediate damage (for example: appearance of a rill in the middle of a crop field after heavy rain).
19 Οκτ 2006 · Soil erosion involves loosening, transportation, and deposition of soil materials causing the loss of top-nutrient-rich soil; plant nutrient deprivation (on-site), and deposition of soil...
7 Φεβ 2020 · Soil erosion is agriculture’s enemy: a major environmental threat to sustainability and productivity with knock-on effects on the climate crisis and food security.
Soil erosion rates are much higher than soil formation rates, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human lifespan. What are the impacts of soil erosion? Soil erosion affects soil health and productivity by removing the highly fertile topsoil and exposing the remaining soil.
Physical processes. Rainfall and surface runoff. Soil and water being splashed by the impact of a single raindrop. Rainfall, and the surface runoff which may result from rainfall, produces four main types of soil erosion: splash erosion, sheet erosion, rill erosion, and gully erosion.
26 Αυγ 2022 · In humid and semi-humid areas, erosion is important due to high rainfall and human intervention. In semi-arid and even arid regions, soil erosion causes serious intra- and extra-regional risks due to wind, heavy rainfall, and lack of suitable vegetation.
