dredging

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Dredging would solve the problem in the long term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Dredging up the nodules generates clouds of metallic dust on the seafloor that suffocate organisms there.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

Dredging, the construction of dams and reservoirs, and other human activities on the river are one factor.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2023

Dredging on stretches of two rivers — Solimoes and Madeira — is in the works to improve navigability.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

Dredging Machinery.—The dredger Ajax, recently built in California.—Its dimensions and capacity.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 by Various