The World Is Running Out of Sand—And Thieves Are Willing to Kill for It

A global shortage of construction-grade sand is reshaping coastlines, destabilizing ecosystems, and putting activists in the ...
Los Angeles Times

The California sand wars: As beaches shrink, neighbors and cities fight for what’s left

California is a place of magnificent tectonic forces that lift mountains only for them to be constantly eroded by glaciers, wind and rain, ground down to one of the most basic commodities on Earth: ...
Forbes

We’re Running Out Of Sand… And Cities Are To Blame

The sand that was used to construct the Burj Khalifa was not taken from the desert that surrounds it. It was imported from Australia (Photo by Rustam Azmi/Getty Images) The Burj Khalifa is an ...
Forbes

The World Is Not Prepared For The Sand And Dust Storms Crisis

If you haven’t done it already, it's time to add dust storms to your long list of the worst environmental crises of the 21st century that we are not prepared for. Sand and dust storms occur when ...
Wired

Countries Are Building Giant ‘Sand Motors’ to Protect Their Coasts From Erosion

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When governments find themselves fighting the threat of coastal erosion, their default response tends to be ...
Orange County Register

Sand trucked in from desert to help protect rail line, address beach erosion in San Clemente

Sand is being shipped from a quarry in Palm Springs to San Clemente’s North Beach, a test case to see how the desert grains hold up at the shore. The Orange County Transportation Authority’s initial ...
CNN

These adorable sand cats could be under threat

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative has ...
Scientific American

Where Beach Sand Comes From Is a Wild Story

There’s more to beach sand than meets the eye. It has stories to tell about the land, and an epic journey to the sea. That’s because mountains end their lives as sand on beaches. If you're enjoying ...
Los Angeles Times

The special ingredient of those brilliant white sand traps at the Masters

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. — Rob Hamrick could sell sand to the desert. He has, in fact, shipped 4,000 tons of it from a tiny community tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains to an exclusive golf course in Dubai.
Foreign Policy

The Great Sand Grab

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Lifehacker

When You Should Use Sand on Your Lawn (and When You Shouldn't)

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...
Live Science

Weird sand 'chess pieces' dot Lake Michigan shore. Here's how they formed.

The sand pillars "made it seem like a different planet." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Bizarre sandy sculptures rising from the ...