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The world's surprising sand shortage

Ajit Niranjan
January 19, 2023

The massive amounts of sand used for concrete have been essential to the global construction boom as people move to cities. But we are running out of sand and the industry is badly regulated. That's hurting people and ecosystems.

https://p.dw.com/p/4Kzi6
Ajit Niranjan Climate reporter@NiranjanAjit