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What about the sand shortage I've been reading about for several years. E.g. "Sand shortages push up cost of jam jars and fracking" [1]. (2023) "The problem w
by tzs 3y ago
What about the sand shortage I've been reading about for several years. E.g.
"Sand shortages push up cost of jam jars and fracking" [1]. (2023)
"The problem with our dwindling sand reserves" [2]. (2023)
"Sand crisis looms as world population surges, U.N. warns" [3]. (2022)
"Why the world is running out of sand" [4]. (2019)
"The World is Running Out of Sand" [5]. (2017)
[1] https://www.ft.com/content/da751338-81a8-45c6-bf2e-acd97980145a https://www.ft.com/content/da751338-81a8-45c6-bf2e-acd979801...
[2] https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/problem-our-dwindling-sand-reserves https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/problem-our-dwin...
[3] https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/sand-crisis-looms-world-population-surges-un-warns-2022-04-26/ https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/sand-crisis-loo...
[4] https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is-running-out-of-sand https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is...
[5] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/world-facing-global-sand-crisis-180964815/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/world-facing-g...
- XorNot 3y agoThink "cheap relative to glass making" - which is a small high value operation compared to say, concrete production. (or put it this way: 1 ton of sand costs me about AUD$79 / ton and volume would make that cheaper).