By Leonie Joubert A nasty wind rips across Cornell’s Kop one afternoon in October 2024, driving professor emeritus Timm ...

The smallest dunes are the ones most affected by the wind, so their direction indicates the way the wind is blowing. If at all possible, land on the sunny side of a sand dune; the shady side ...

A new study led by the University of Southampton and research institutes in France has uncovered the mystery of how mini sand ...

Transport by wind takes place almost entirely within ... A. The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes. London, UK: Methuen, 1941. Davis, J. L. Geographical Variation in Coastal Development.

Primary dunes are composed of sand blown directly from the beach face ... element at the rear of the beach that rapidly reduces wind flow velocities, resulting in sediment accumulation (Figure ...

The 2-mile access road to Big Sable Point Lighthouse in Ludington State Park needed major cleanup after strong winter winds ...

Seth Kantner is a commercial fisherman, wildlife photographer, wilderness guide and is the author of the best-selling novel ...

Primary vegetation gives stability to the sand dune which, in turn, traps sand. Wind is then deflected over the ridge and vegetation, creating shelter for larger plants to grow and establish.

The 2.5-inch-long species has the second-smallest range of any lizard in North America, inhabiting a rare ecosystem where it hunts insects and spiders in wind-blown dunes. It burrows into the sand ...