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Journal Article

Author
Clayton, E. S.
Title
The problem of soil erosion
In
Commonwealth Engineer
Imprint
vol. 24, no. 10, May 1937, pp. 327-332
Abstract

Investigation and deduction during recent years have led to the conclusion that many of the desert areas of the world, such as the Sahara and the Gobi, are man-made. In these cases removal of the vegetative covering has allowed free play to the erosive action of the wind, with disastrous results. The process of desert-making through destruction of forests and exhaustive use of the soil is still continuing in many parts of the world, notably in America, and the evolution and application of means for checking this tendency constitutes a problem of tremendous magnitude. In this article the author surveys the general position, giving an account of practices adopted by the United States soil conservation service, and comparing conditions in America with those in Australia. He points out that measures to combat wind and water erosion are urgently required here, as in the United States.

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