rivers_water - Through the sandglass

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February 2009

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

February 1, 2009 4 min read

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Grain-by-Grain (2): the amazing sand bottles of Andrew Clemens

Sand has always provided a medium, a muse, an inspiration in many ways, but the way in which it inspired Andrew Clemens was extraordinary - and unique. Clemens...

January 1, 2009 13 min read

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The man who figured out how deserts work

Among the many things that are intoxicating about the desert, the things that draw us back, I find the silence perhaps the most compelling. In a world where noi...

January 1, 2009 16 min read

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Sand, Earth Systems, and the Importance of Size

Now, back to the subject of this blog, but still following the global theme. In the course of researching and writing the book, I learned a lot and came across...

December 1, 2008 8 min read