erosion

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Against the actual cost of living, it is a slow erosion.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"We have lost quite a number of farmlands with massive erosion, and the farm plants that we had planted ," said the chief of Nyakach, Seth Oluoch Agwanda, 57.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Water was scarce; wetlands and lakes turned into swamps through soil erosion and overuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

At the same time, the loss of most plant life on land increased erosion, sending additional material into the oceans.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The loss of forest resulted in erosion, which in turn accelerated the rapid decline of trees on the island.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson