River beds are being dug up across Africa to ... loss of ecosystems and even deaths. In India, a black market for sand harvesting has emerged, operated by violent sand mafias.

Of course, black sand beaches are incredible to visit ... Best of all, there is no fee to enter Wailuku River State Park to witness the falls. One site closer to town you might miss if you ...

As water levels fluctuated, sand started dropping into the river bed – and suddenly, so much had fallen out near Cassville that the Corps was faced with shutting down the river to boat traffic.

CUTTACK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday ordered a halt to sand mining operations on the Brahmani river bed in Dharmasala block until a study report of the annual replenishment rate of ...

These are disguised black sand mining operations. The black sand being hauled out of Cagayan River is worth millions. And our fishermen get nothing but empty nets and murky waters,” France added.

THERE'S a little-known "black sand" beach in the UK that not many people know about but it's loved by families. Finding a beach with untouched sand during the school holidays might sound ...

According to the Jubilee Australia Research Centre, black sand mining extracts iron ore from magnetic sands through extensive sea or river floor dredging. It causes severe environmental harm like ...

In a video, she said: "The UK is full of beautiful places, including this black sand beach with crystal blue ... dotted along the hillside along the River Brittle. Their location makes them ...