These daily estimates take rainfall, climate, land characteristics, and land management practices into consideration to generate estimates on what is happening in Iowa.
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The agents of Soil erosion are the same as the agents of all types of erosion: water, wind, ice, or gravity. Running water is the leading cause of soil erosion, because water is abundant and has a lot of power. Wind is also a leading cause of soil erosion because wind can pick up soil and blow it far away.
ReplyDeleteActivities that remove vegetation, disturb the ground, or allow the ground to dry are activities that increase erosion.