Sand mining in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sinks homes, livelihoods

[Envirogal]

1. The world is running out of sand

It really surprises people when they hear that because they think of deserts where sand is plentiful but in reality, sand is mined to the point of depletion all over the world, leading to a crisis over exploitation.

Years ago, I lived in Hawaii right on the coast near Waikiki Beach. And as a Midwest girl, I was really surprised when I learned that they had to bring in sand to replenish the beach quarterly. iIt really opened my eyes the fact that sand was extracted from another country and had to be hauled in.

Every building, road, piece of glass and tourist beach is made from a Finite material that originated in another part of the world that is being exploited to the point overshoot (collapse), including the surrounding area of where it is mined.