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Greenland: Melting Glaciers Open Up Vast Sand Deposits

In a strangely positive twist to climate change, a new study finds that Greenland could become a major exporter of sand as its glaciers disappear into the sea. As global temperatures rise, the island's...

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Tourists Face Jail Over Odd Crime: Sand Theft

A French couple who visited the Italian island of Sardinia swear they just wanted to bring home a reminder of their visit. Now they're facing possible jail time as a result, reports the Local . Their...

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N. Korea Has a Creative New Cottage Industry

Experts say North Korea earned at least $22 million last year in illegally selling, uh, sand. "This is one of the most unique cases of North Korean sanctions evasion behavior that we've seen," Lucas...

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Bottle of Sand Just Cost This Guy $1.2K

Since 2017, taking sand home as a souvenir from the beaches of Sardinia has been illegal —but yet another visitor to the Italian island apparently didn't get that memo. Local authorities say a French...

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Maine Teen Dies While Digging Hole at NJ Beach

A Maine teen died this week along the Jersey Shore after the hole he was digging with his sister collapsed. Police say 18-year-old Levy Caverley was at a beach in Toms River, NJ, on Tuesday afternoon,...

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We're Dredging a Staggering Amount of Sand From the Ocean

Our need for sand is wreaking havoc on our oceans, warned the UN Environment Program, which on Tuesday cautioned that the mining of it at our current pace is not sustainable. The agency said roughly 6...

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It's a 'Pivotal Milestone' Courtesy of Webb Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed details of an "absolutely hostile" planet where it rains, not water, but particles of silicate sand, which whip around at speeds of a couple of miles per...

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Digging in Sand on a Florida Beach Ends With Girl Dead

A young girl was buried in sand and died Tuesday when a deep hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them both at a south Florida beach, the AP reports. Emergency crews responding around...

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Beach Residents Spent $500K on Barrier. It Lasted 3 Days

If you're the owner of a pricey beachfront home that keeps being threatened by violent storms and high tides, you might want to protect your investment. So went the thinking of residents of Salisbury,...

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