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SOIL EROSION - USDA

soil EROSION A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself President: soil EROSION and pollution continues to be the number one problem we face 1982: 2000 report to the soil EROSION M Climate:The major- Reduced productive potential - 85% soil EROSION < 30 vegetation remains 70% vegetation remains Part topsoil removed, rills 30-70% veget. remains Most topsoil removed, gullies soil EROSION soil EROSION 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 120 160 () Desert Forested lands soil under 20 40 60 80 100 140 Annual rainfall (cm) Mean annual SY Mg/haSemiarid scrub Subhumid grasslands natural veg. soil EROSION soil EROSION Compaction/crusting Acidification/salts HOW MUCH ARE WE LOSING? 1/3 of world s arable land lost since 1950 Asia/Africa/S. America: 30-40 t/ha/a 30% of US farmland abandoned ( EROSION , waterlogging, salinization) 1/3 of world s arable land lost since 1950 Asia/Africa/S.

SOIL EROSION 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 120 160 ( ) Desert Forested lands Soil under 20 40 60 80 100 140 Annual rainfall (cm) Mean annual SY Mg/ha Semiarid scrub ...

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