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Sand mining is the second most widespread human activity in marine environments after fishing. In fact, sand is second only ...

The world is running out of sand. About 50 billion tons of sand and gravel are extracted annually, most of which is used for construction activities. This is a problem for two reasons. First of all, ...

The world is in crisis yet again. This time around, it’s a sand shortage. The most-extracted solid material in the world, and second-most used global resource behind water, sand is an unregulated ...