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| Wind Erosion | |
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Here’s an example of wind erosion. Dry, exposed soils and high winds are the right ingredients for wind erosion. You can see the dust from the exposed field blowing across the highway. This could be a hazard for someone in a car. When soil is blown from a field, over time that field becomes less productive.
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Here you can see the soil from the wheat field (behind the fence) has covered the brome grass and filling up the ditch by the road. Notice, there’s very little wheat growth in the field. The wheat never grew in the fall because it was too dry. So, when the winds arrived there were no plants (with their roots) to stop the wind from blowing the soil away. |
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Here’s another example of a wheat field with little growth and the wind has blown the soil from the field into the ditch beside the road. Farmers try to keep their land covered with growing plants or crop residues so the soil is not exposed to the wind. |
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