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Recent Examples of loessWhen blown by the wind, these sediments are referred to as loess.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil.—Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 June 2020 When the tunnel was first dug, the ice held the loess in place.—Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020
The tunnel will traverse multiple difficult subsoil layers: a surface of historical and active landfill materials, including spoil from London tunneling projects and decades-old power station fly ash, a thick layer of alluvium composed of silts, clays, and peat, and, finally, highly variable chalk.
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Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
At some point, alluvium buried the entire tusk, possibly from major storm flooding.
But after weeks of staring at bare ground, a few green shoots pushed through the dark silt.
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Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
For millennia, the Nile's predictable annual floods deposited nutrient-rich silt on its banks, enabling agriculture to flourish in an arid landscape and giving rise to one of history's most enduring civilizations.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
The avalanche temporarily dammed the Lonza River, which runs through Blatten, and small lakes, filled with dead trees and detritus from homes, formed on each side of the village.
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Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
But its detritus remains, giving rise to streaks that wow sky watchers every August.
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Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
11 Aug. 2025
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