erosion

The rapid rise of ferns during the main extinction interval was likely driven by several connected forces, including deforestation, soil erosion, intense greenhouse warming, and repeated wildfires.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

The “very strong” El Niño of 2015-16 brought “record coastal erosion along many California beaches,” the state Coastal Commission said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

In 2012, the club applied for a permit to build a giant steel wall to stop the erosion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Damaged peatland is also "much more prone to erosion" leading to "peat cliffs" where "all the peat around it has been slowly eroded away by wind and rain right down to bedrock".

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

We learned that wildlife, like deer and butterflies, depend on native plants for survival, and if we remove the bushes and small trees along our coastlines, then hurricanes could cause increased coastal erosion.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The ongoing Ebola crisis is escalating quickly, already ranked the third largest outbreak in history — and experts say erosions of U.S. health policy have fueled the crisis.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

In these nations, the patterns were similar – erosions in freedom of speech, open elections, the rule of law, judicial independence, civil society and academic freedom.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

California’s snowmelt is leading to flooding and erosions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

Despite its brutal aftermath, and subsequent erosions at the margins, Worcester’s hard-won holding — that Native nations remain independent of the states — has remained good law, until now.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022

My face has not ignored the passage of time, but recorded it with scars, lines, furrows, and erosions.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck