One of the main problems facing Saudi Arabia and many other countries in the region is the movement of sand, which threatens the urban areas. With the expansion of new installations and other projects, sand dune movement is costing governments a lot of money and energy. We shall shed some light on this problem and introduce students to some basic knowledge about this issue. [29:14] (English Subtitles)

Concepts

saudi arabia, sand dunes

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Additional Tags

barchan sand dune, barkhan dune, dune movement, transverse dune, mit blossoms, parabolic sand dunes

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)