The Guardian Environment#environment
Sand overextraction weakening riverbanks as concrete demand soarstranslating…
Factuality: 88/100UKGuardian Media Group (Scott Trust)
Research finds demand has more than doubled since 2000 and 80% of current demand comes from AsiaA booming demand for concrete has resulted in sand and gravel being extracted from riverbeds faster than nature can replenish it. A study published in Reviews of Geophysics shows that…